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Shayne Anderson, Ph.D., section chair
We hope to continue a tradition of mentorship at the 2015 NCFR conference, where we will award the third Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award. We are now accepting nominations for this award. 
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Joyce A. Arditti, section chair
Learn more about recent steps to help "revision" the Research & Theory section — adding an outreach coordinator, and asking section members to help redesign the section icon.
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Ani Yazedjian, section chair
It was great to see so many familiar faces in Baltimore at the NCFR Annual Conference. We had several engaging sessions and stimulating conversation throughout the conference.
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Bahira Sherif Trask, section chair
I think our greatest accomplishment over this last year has been to raise the profile of our Section—in part by debating the Section's name but, more importantly, by questioning the purpose of the Section and its relationship to the field.
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by Julie Zaloudek, section chair
This year, the Religion and Family Life Section celebrates its 30th anniversary!
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by Joyce A. Arditti, section chair
Excellence in research and theory is increasingly a collaborative and interdisciplinary endeavor. As we learned in our "dual section" meeting in Baltimore with our FP colleagues, cross-fertilization promotes new ideas and problem solving. Similarly, society's most critical problems require diverse disciplines and perspectives to foster dialogue and understanding.
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The National Council on Family Relations and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the two recipient projects of the organization's 2014-15 Innovation Grants program, which awards up to two $10,000 research grants per year. 
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by Jennifer Crosswhite, Ph.D., CFLE, NCFR Director of Public Affairs

My hope for this Family Science Report column is to convey to you how NCFR is advancing policy, career resources, research, the discipline of family science, including family life education and more, one topic at a time. For the first installment, I'd like to share updates regarding NCFR's policy initiatives.

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by Ani Yazedjian, section chair
The Ethnic Minorities Section has an exciting slate of presentations selected for this year's conference.
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by Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., section chair
The Family Science section plays an important role in helping shape the discipline. We are sponsoring a number of what promise to be highly informative sessions at the 2014 NCFR Annual Conference.
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by Christi McGeorge, section chair

Greetings from the Family Therapy Section! The conference this year will be an exciting one as the Family Therapy Section celebrates its 75th anniversary.

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by Diane Cushman, NCFR Executive Director

In the winter 2013 issue of Report, I talked about the future of family science and how there was less clarity and certainty around what we call our field — in part because it lacked a uniform identity. Members have continued to discuss this issue with interest, and as a result we will move forward into formal work aimed at resolving the identity crisis of the field as a whole.

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by Bethany Letiecq, section chair
The Family Policy Section is pleased to announce that FP Section members who are students and new professionals are eligible to apply for three Feldman Awards, which are presented at the NCFR Annual Conference in memory of Harold and Margaret Feldman, NCFR members and pioneers in the field of family policy.
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An honorary doctorate was awarded to Jean Illsley Clarke, and Stephan A. Anderson was awarded CFLE Emeritus status.
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by Diane Cushman, Executive Director
New Fellows have been announced, progress on policy work and career resources have been made, and a project working to create a stronger identity for the family science/family studies field will carry on into 2014. 
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by Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., section chair
We have generated a long list of potential new names for the Family Science section and, in part, have encouraged various stimulating sessions and workshops on the current and future status of the Family Science discipline. 
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by Libby Balter Blume, CFLE, 2013 Section Chair-elect
As many of you know, my new role as Editor-elect of the Journal of Family Theory & Review has led me to resign as chair of Feminism and Family Studies.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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by Duhita Mahatmya, Ph.D., SNP Representative
If you have a smartphone or tablet, you may consider linking up to social media tools and applications that can support your personal and family health.
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Family Health
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by Bethany Letiecq, section chair
The Family Policy section is particularly excited about the upcoming conference given the theme "Families at the Nexus of Global Change."
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by Bahira Sherif Trask, Ph.D., section chair
The Family Science section should be the primary forum where researchers and practitioners can come together and debate core disciplinary concerns.
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Family Science Education
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by Christi McGeorge, section chair
Thank you to all who attended the section meeting; we had 103 people in attendance! It is certainly an exciting time to be a member of the Family Therapy section.
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Counseling and Therapy
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by Angela Wiley, section chair
The International Section selected Professor Marcela Raffaelli to receive the Jan Trost Award for 2013.
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The $10,000 grants went to two interdisciplinary research initiatives, one on supplemental oxygen therapy, and one on the effects of daily stress on same-sex relationships.