The Environmental Defense Fund’s Health Blog Podcast, You Make Me Sick! features Dr. Dana Dolinoy in the episode on the mysteries of the epigenome. Listen here to find out more!

Momentum Center Associate Director Dr. Julie Lumeng was interviewed by Reuters about her article titled “Improving Self-Regulation for Obesity Prevention in Head Start: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Click here for the Reuters article or here for the study.

We are excited to release the 2017 RFP for the Momentum Center’s Pilot and Feasibility program. Funding up to $25,000 can be requested. Eligibility: Pilot and feasibility funding applications are open to Momentum Center members (faculty and post-doctoral fellows who have a faculty mentor) only.  A faculty mentor must be a member of the Momentum…

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The University of Michigan School of Public Health Nutritional Sciences Student Association and Student Advocates for Nutrition are pleased to invite you to:   Food Policy in the Next Four Years:  A Keynote by Oran Hesterman and a Panel with Betti Wiggins, Michelle Napier-Dunnings, and Amanda Edmonds.   As public health faces challenges of obesity,…

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Dr. Miller is an Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health. Read more about her work here.

Registration is open to the community for the University of Michigan (U-M) Healthy Weight Patient Engagement Event! This event, co-sponsored by LHSNet and the Momentum Center is being held to seek YOUR voice in helping guide healthy weight and obesity research at U-M. It will include: A brief overview presentation of cutting edge healthy weight research…

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Members Dr. Julie Lumeng and Dr. Alison Miller recently published a study titled “Acute sleep restriction increases dietary intake in preschool-age children”. Read it here!

Dr. Wei Perng is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Epidemiology in the School of Public Health. Read more about Dr. Perng’s work here.

The Momentum Center Student Summer Internship program provides summer stipend support  for students to pursue research interests related to childhood obesity. Application materials for Summer 2017 are now available. Find out more information here.

Associate Director Dr. Julie Lumeng quoted in article about TV ads spuring snacking in kids as young as two.