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  • Learning in Germany

    February 24, 2020

    UD students learn about social impact startups in Berlin and Munich As the University of Delaware celebrates another successful year of its pioneering study abroad program, 16 students from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences(HDFS) …

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  • Social Robots Teach Cyber Safety

    February 11, 2020

    UD-developed teaching tools help children become safe digital citizens Fifth graders from The College School on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus recently learned important lessons about safeguarding information online from an unusual teacher …

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  • Research Colloquium: Family Meals are a Window into Family Life

    February 6, 2020

    Thursday, March 12th 3:00 p.m. 220 Alison Hall Reception with refreshments following the seminar Family meals are a context where family processes are enacted; an activity in which family members can connect, problem-solve, share experiences, and co-co …

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  • Community Photo Challenge

    January 27, 2020

    With cameras and social media, local high school students use photography to share stories about their communities If a picture speaks a thousand words, what picture would you choose to represent your community? That was the question posed to high scho …

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  • Race and Culture Series: You Blind? What, You Can’t See That?: Colorblind Attitude and Young Adults’ Activist Behavior

    January 21, 2020

    Tuesday, February 18, 2020 3:00 p.m. 220 Alison Hall Light refreshments will be served Kendell Daughtry will be presenting on “Does race really matter? Is not seeing color erasing racism in the U.S.?”  Based on a study conducted at the University of De …

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  • 20 Years of Study Abroad

    November 20, 2019

    HDFS Professor Norma Gaines-Hanks wins Faculty Director of the Year Award As the University of Delaware celebrates Global Month in November, the Institute for Global Studies is celebrating the accomplishments of one of our own. Norma Gaines-Hanks, asso …

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  • Father’s Day Editorial by Dr. Palkovitz

    Father’s Day Editorial by Dr. Palkovitz

    June 19, 2017

    Dr. Rob Palkovitz wrote an essay on Fatherhood for the News Journal–just in time for Father’s Day! Dr. Palkovitz is a recognized scholar in the field of fatherhood, and lends his expertise to fellow fathers in this piece filled with practical advice a …

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  • CEHD Celebrates Read Across America Day

    CEHD Celebrates Read Across America Day

    March 3, 2017

    To celebrate Read Across America, volunteers from several local organizations visited UD’s Early Learning Centers in Newark and Wilmington to read to over 250 children.  These children were gifted with books to take home and read with their families th …

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  • Alumna leads music program in DE nursing homes

    Alumna leads music program in DE nursing homes

    February 17, 2017

    Casey Stradley, HMSV ’16, has helped introduce the Music and Memory program in nursing homes throughout Delaware. Stradley works with the Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection with the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, the sam …

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  • HDFS Global Research Series

    HDFS Global Research Series

    September 23, 2016

    October 28, 2016, 2-5PM Gore Hall 102, Reception Following 5-7PM, Gore Hall Atrium The HDFS Global Research Series focuses on contemporary cutting-edge scholarship in the family sciences field.  Every semester the GRS features internationally renowned …

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