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The Center for Research on Families Works With Local Organizations Addressing Women's Economic Security

CRF provides research capacity building, training, evaluation, and supports non-profit community partners in the Greater Springfield area in their efforts to address economic insecurity.

May 22, 2025
Robert Gordon Bringle Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Portugal at Portuguese Catholic University
Robert Gordon Bringle

Dr. Bringle will complete a project at Portuguese Catholic University in Portugal that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities.

May 20, 2025
Icek Ajzen Wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences
Icek Ajzen

Icek Ajzen, professor emeritus, has been selected as one of five winners for this year’s BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences. 

May 14, 2025
The Center for Research on Families | Tay Gavin Erickson Lecture Series 2024-2025 

This academic year the Center for Research on Families (CRF) hosted six Tay Gavin Erickson Lectures. This renowned lecture series is part of CRF’s Family Research Scholars (FRS) program where six UMass Amherst Faculty members are selected to participate in a year-long intensive interdisciplinary and mutual mentoring seminar.

May 14, 2025
Interventions for Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI) | Agnès Lacreuse

In this installment of the Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar Series, the speakers focused on interventions for cancer-related cognitive impairment. Dr. Agnès Lacreuse discussed pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline induced by aromatase-inhibitor therapy in a marmoset model. Dr. Diane Von Ah addressed cognitive training interventions for cancer-related cognitive impairment.

May 14, 2025
The Inequality You May be Overlooking | Nilanjana Dasgupta Discusses Cultural Norms

Nilanjana Dasgupta, provost professor of psychology and inaugural director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences, discussed topics from her book, Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities. “Social norms, what other people around us think, what our peers think, what our parents think, what our bosses think, the roles we are in and the expectations that come with the roles, the physical environment and whose offices are next to us, whose house is next to us – all of those situational forces are nudges that push us or pull us,” she says. “Those forces

May 12, 2025
Want to Bridge Divides? You’re Not Alone—Most Americans Do Too

Americans are exhausted—by our divisions, our politics, and a media landscape that thrives on tearing us apart. When asked to envision our ideal future, Americans say they want to connect and be united. But how do we get there?

May 9, 2025
Shaping the Future of Research with RAMP: A Psychological and Brain Sciences Mentorship Program
VITAL Lab

The Research Assistant Mentoring Program (RAMP) is an easy yet efficient way for a freshman or transfer student to find what lab works best for them.

May 8, 2025
2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium
students present research poster

Undergraduate students had the opportunity to showcase their research accomplishments at our 11th annual undergraduate research symposium. 

May 8, 2025

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