Momentum Center Associate Director, Dr. Julie Lumeng’s new study found that by first grade, kids with younger siblings are much less likely to be obese. Read more here.

MARCH 9 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM The upcoming Clinical Research Town Hall Meeting will be held on March 9, 2016, from 9 – 10 a.m. in Room 6000 of the Taubman Health Sciences Library.  Please click on the following link to reserve your seat: Registration for Town Hall Meeting. This town hall meeting is…

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Momentum Center Associate Director, Dr. Julie Lumeng’s new study found that a greater diversity of foods may increase the risk of becoming overweight in low-income, preschool-age children in the U.S. Read more here.

Dr. Katherine Bauer, Momentum Center Key Investigator, has been named a 2016 Future Leader by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) North America. The award is given annually to two new investigators who demonstrate great leadership potential and propose promising research in the fields of nutrition or food science. This is one of the most…

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Dr. Dolinoy talks to PBS NewsHour about a Momentum Center project where she is studying whether epigenetics at birth could predict obesity later in life. Read the article here!

The Momentum Center, with other partners, will be hosting a screening of the documentary The Raising of America, a a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these…

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Momentum Center Director, Karen Peterson, joined a group of expert panelists in a TEDMED Great Challenges webcast.  Moderated by NPR Correspondent Allison Aubrey, the discussion focused on the role of community in the prevention of childhood obesity.  To view the webcast, click here.