News: Human Development and Family Sciences

As ballots are cast, what do younger voters — and their peers and champions — need? A scientist weighs in.

As children grow up and leave home to begin college or work, their parents face a transformation of their own. 

Despite our hopes for technological ways to bridge connections between older adults and social partners, phone and digital contact cannot alleviate loneliness in the same...

A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression.

Human Development and Family Sciences faculty are leading research in a campus-wide Bridging Barriers initiative.

Meet the graduating seniors being recognized for excellence in research, academics and improving the community.

People’s perceptions of their sleep also proves to have stronger associations with their worry and rumination than objective sleep quality monitored with a device.

New evidence reveals that young children learn self-awareness through experiences of touch.

Becoming a caregiver to an older relative can decrease risk of depression.

Jean Choi, Elizabeth Muñoz and collaborators identified associations between neighborhood cohesion and cognitive health.