July 16, 2024 – To help educators create an environment of inclusivity and acceptance for LGBTQ+ students, the University of Oregon’s HEDCO Institute created a quick summary of five evidence-supported strategies for schools. Elizabeth Day, PhD, a research assistant professor, worked on the summary.

July 15, 2024 – A workshop developed by UO researchers shows promise in reducing bias against people with larger bodies in the workplace, according to a new study. Professor Nichole Kelly, first author and Evergreen Associate Professor in counseling psychology and human services was involved in the study.

July 3, 2024 – The University of Oregon may be one of the newest members of the Big Ten conference, but UO scientists have long partnered on research with peers at Big Ten schools. Featuring the work of Sara Schmitt Associate Professor, Bricker-Squires Faculty Chair in Early Intervention and Leslie Leve Professor and Lorry Lokey Chair in Education.

July 2, 2024 – Professors Beth Stormshak, PhD, and Leslie Leve, PhD, work within the Center of Parenting and Opioids, a center focused on using prevention science to help families during the ongoing opioid crisis.

June 27, 2024 – A 4-day school week is a reality for some, and researchers at the University of Oregon have developed a hub that breaks down detailed research on the effects it has.

June 12, 2024 – Researchers at UO identified those gaps as they created a comprehensive, searchable database of 111 empirical studies on four-day school weeks. Sean Grant, PhD, a research associate professor at PSI, helped compile the HEDCO research dashboard.

June 5, 2024 – Youth Scientific Council on Adolescence members Dallas Tanner, Talya Soffer, and Kobe Wood talk with Professor Leslie Leve about parenting styles, and how we’re affected by our relationships with our caregivers during adolescence.

May 8, 2024 – That was the case even though the children were raised by adoptive–not birth–parents. Research team, led by Leslie Leve, a professor in the UO College of Education and scientist with the Prevention Science Institute.

April 29, 2024 – Social connectedness, a feeling of belonging at school and in the community, can play an important role in suicide prevention among high-risk teens, new research from the University of Oregon finds.

April 18, 2024 – Stephanie Shire, PhD, associate professor of Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Oregon, focuses her current research on young children with autism and their families.