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IARR announces an upcoming mini-conference

in Tuscon, AZ - Call for proposals
February 08, 2011

The International Association of Relationship Research is having a conference October 20 - 22, 2011

The Center on Infant Mental Health and Development

February 08, 2011

Promotes interdisciplinary research, education and practice and advances policy related to the social and emotional development of all children during the first five years.

NCFR Book Club

It's not too late to join us
February 08, 2011

This spring we're going to have another book club meeting. We are reading and will discuss Stephanie Coontz's new book A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s.

University of North Texas Parenting Conference

Conference postponed due to weather
February 08, 2011

The Future of Children

February 08, 2011

The Princeton-Brookings Future of Children has devoted an entire journal to infant well-being.

Photo of FLE Month proclamation

February is Family Life Education Month!

We're Here, We're Here! Help NCFR promote Family Life Education
February 03, 2011

In an effort to increase awareness and understanding of family life education, NCFR is leading an effort to have February declared as Family Life Education Month throughout the country.

Post-Doc Teaching Fellowship available at the University of Missouri

February 02, 2011

The Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri seeks a scholar specializing in Women's and Gender Studies or a closely related discipline to apply for the Dorothy Haecker Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship.

The University of Arkansas has a new tool for family life education - Navigating Life's Journey

February 02, 2011

The University of Arkansas's Cooperative Extension Service is offering a new, free resource: Navigating Life's Journey.

Future of Children journal - Fragile Families

February 02, 2011

The latest edition of the Princeton-Brookings Future of Children journal is on Fragile Families.

PBS lists programming to honor African American History month

February 02, 2011

PBS has listed its programming for February's observance of African American History month.

February is Black History month - U.S. Census releases demographic data on African Americans

February 02, 2011

To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926.

New from RAND

Research brief on child well-being and parents' military deployments
January 25, 2011

RAND just released a research brief on the subject of children whose parents are deployed in the military.

New research by Child Trends on parents' income levels and their expectations for their children's academic success

January 21, 2011

Only about half of parents with annual incomes of less than $25,000 expect their child will attain a four-year-college degree, compared with more than eight in ten parents with incomes over $75,000.

Interested in social sciences? Free podcasts available!

January 21, 2011

The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships offers free podcasts related to their published articles, in the form of interviews with authors and scholars.

Major policy development in HUD regarding living arrangements for those with disabilities

January 12, 2011

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a joint partnership between the two agencies to help nearly 1,000 non-elderly Americans with disabilities leave nursing homes or other healthcare facilities to live independently.

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies - Call for Papers on Media and Families

January 04, 2011

Family Relations is developing a "Special Collection" of papers focusing on the topic of "Media and Families."

What's new at the UN?

January 04, 2011

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs just published their first online newsletter for 2011 including news that impacts families globally.

Work-Life development - new policy for federal employees in severe weather

January 04, 2011

Federal leave policy for severe weather is revised.

 

Sloan's Effective Workplace Series

January 04, 2011

The Sloan Work and Family Research Network form Boston College has a series of "topic pages" that provide helpful information on a wide variety of work-life issues.

University of Nevada Las Vegas MFT program needs survey respondents on technology and gaming

December 14, 2010

Students and faculty alike are invited to participate in a study to learn more about the people who play multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) and their relationships.