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Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series Brings Seven Renowned Speakers to Campus for Lectures and Mentoring of Family Research Scholars

The Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series continued this spring, bringing four more nationally renowned scholars to campus to provide a public lecture on their research related to families.  In total, the lecture series hosted seven events for the 2011-2012 academic year, with more scheduled for the fall.

CRF Scholar Lisa Scott’s New Study on Infant Perception Receives Widespread Attention

Former CRF Scholar, Lisa Scott (’09-’10) says her recent study of babies doesn’t mean the infants are racist, as has been reported in some media accounts. Her study confirms that although infants are born with equal abilities to tell apart people within multiple races, by age 9 months they are better at recognizing faces and emotional expressions of people within groups they interact with most.

CRF Grants Over $70,000 to Students and Celebrates Work of Current Student Grant Recipients

The Center for Research on Families continues its mission of nurturing the next generation of researchers dedicated to understanding and unlocking issues related to the family with its annual grants and awards program.  This year, 26 graduate and undergraduate students received over $70,000 dollars of funding to advance their research.  The students received one of five separate grants or awards, Graduate Fellowships, Travel Awards, Methodological Studies Awards, Undergraduate Assistantships, and the Honors Thesis/Capstone awards.

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