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Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations
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Mid-Atlantic Council workshop on Latino Families

North Carolina State - October 18
September 27, 2011

The Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations and the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Messiah College will be co-sponsoring a half day workshop on Latino families on Tuesday, October 18, 1:00-4:00 in Parmer Cinema (Boyer Hall), at Messiah College in Grantham.

Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal cover
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Call for papers - Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal

deadline November 15
September 27, 2011

The Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal is inviting submissions for a special issue with the theme of "Highlighting Cultural Diversity from a Global Perspective."

Let's Move image
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The American Academy of Pediatrics partners with the White House

to address childhood obesity
September 20, 2011

Let's Move! initiative to reduce rates of overweight and obesity in our nation's children.

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CDC information on childhood obesity

September 20, 2011

The Centers on Disease Control and Prevention has a fact sheet on Childhood Obesity.

from NCFR News

Child Trends releases a brief

on healthy eating in childhood
September 20, 2011

In a new brief, Early Childhood Policy Focus: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, Child Trends reviews recent data and current research on nutrition and exercise habits of young children under the age of six.

Bowling Green State University
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Adoption Information from BGSU available

September 13, 2011

The National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University has released some reports on adoptive families. 

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Attention practitioners: survey participants needed

for a study on The Effects of Religious Variance in Working with Sexual Minorities
September 13, 2011

You are being invited to participate in this project entitled The Effects of Religious Variance in Working with Sexual Minorities (lesbians and gay males).

Population Research Center
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NICHD Postdoctoral Traineeship available

September 13, 2011

The Population Research Center (PRC) at The University of Texas at Austin will have two openings for NICHD-funded postdoctoral positions starting September 1, 2012.

Feminism and Family Studies Section
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Feminism and Family Studies Section

new mentoring opportunity at the conference
September 13, 2011

New at the conference this year will be the launch of an FFS section mentoring program.