Ernie Ballard

Fall pies

Pennington Biomedical Encourages “Small Shifts” for a Healthier, More Energized Holiday Season www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #SmallShifts

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

This Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, we’re calling attention to the science that could change lives. Help us spread the word.
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#childhoodobesity #pediatricresearch #pediatrichealth

💪🐯💪🫄🏋️ SPEAKER Announcement!!!

Coming all the way from @penningtonbiomed.bsky.social
to #IBEC2026 Dr. Leanne Redman is heading up our session on the effects of parental exercise! Cannot wait!!

#40WeekCountdown

Pennington Biomedical has launched Greaux Healthy—an initiative developed in partnership with the State of Louisiana to support kids’ health at every age. Backed by 35 years of research, it offers tools and programs for families, providers, and educators: www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #WBTTW

Pelicans’ Problem Isn’t Joe Dumars - It’s Ownership’s Shortsighted Approach Mandates, Misplaced Loyalty, and the Cost of Ignoring Player Voices

Sources say Willie Green has lost virtually all player support and yet ownership insists he be retained. It's not about Joe Dumars, it's about the process leading up to this. The dysfunction starts at the top.

New at the substack:

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Dr. Amanda Staiano and Dr. Alyssa Button

Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory Authors Childhood Obesity’s Most Downloaded Paper of 2024 www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2... #PBRC #PBRCresearch

Not your typical Tuesday in South Louisiana. We hope everyone enjoyed today’s snowfall and stays warm. A special thanks goes out to the Pennington Biomedical security and facilities teams for always taking care of the Center even when we’re closed for weather emergencies #PBRCfam

Three researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center served on the Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity, a global group that generated a new approach to diagnosing clinical obesity. To learn more abou the new consensus on #obesity, visit ow.ly/aQ5F50UHW9E

So good! Thank you again for what you do!

Dr. Stephanie Waldrop recently joined Pennington Biomedical as an assistant professor in the Clinical Sciences division. Learn more about her and her reserach career at www.pbrc.edu/news/media/2.... #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst

Baton Rouge Home to Two of the World’s Most Influential Researchers One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Baton Rouge is home to two of the world’s most influential researchers: Dr. Steven Heymsfield and Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk: patch.com/louisiana/ba... #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst