Damaske featured on in Atlantic article on retirement
Retirement Gets Harder the Longer You Wait For men like Joe Biden—highly educated, employed past 65, strongly tied to work—stepping away can pose its own risks to health and happiness. By Charley Locke When President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was ending his campaign for…
Short-term loneliness associated with physical health problems
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Loneliness may be harmful to our daily health, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and Center for Healthy Aging focused on understanding the subtleties of loneliness and how variations in daily feelings of…
Extreme Weather Has Long-Term Health Consequences
In this Scientific American article, author and PRI associate Asher Rosinger explains how extreme climatic events affect health and human biology and the need for solutions. When Hurricane Otis smashed into Acapulco, Mexico, in October, the Category 5 storm left a trail of…
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Social Science Research Institute launches climate, society, health initiative
A new Penn State initiative will focus on climate change and how extreme weather events impact human health, especially in underserved populations across the globe. The Social Science Research Institute’s (SSRI) Climate, Society and Health Initiative aims to help research move beyond…
New project to focus on health impacts of climate change
The impacts of climate change on human health are likely to be significant and unavoidable, especially in underserved populations across the globe. A $574,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help support a new climate change and health research area in Penn State’s Population…