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Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation
November 9, 2020New studies offer suggestions for combatting conspiracy theories, stereotypes The World Health Organization calls the spread of false information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) an “infodemic,” and the results are broadly visible across society. The r …
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Housing as a Human Right
October 5, 2020UD professor shares her work on the U.S. affordable housing crisis Lack of affordable housing is a crisis both nationally and in the state of Delaware, where there are currently only 24 affordable rentals for every 100 extremely low income (ELI) renter …
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Managing The Stress of Being A Working Parent
September 8, 2020Every working parents (or grandparent) has been there, done that. Trying to balance a career while raising a family can be difficult. Throw a pandemic on top of that and it seems like the stress, the grind, and the guilt…just adds up. This is uncharted …
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Bahira Trask on Looking Forward Podcast
August 26, 2020Jeff Ostroff speaks with world-renowned anthropologist and family trends expert, Dr. Bahira Trask, as she discusses changes in family structures here and abroad, the impact of COVID-19 on families, her projections on where career and job opportunities …
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Listening To Black Girls In Delaware
August 19, 2020UD researcher surveying Black girls to help reduce disparities A University of Delaware researcher is surveying the experiences of Black girls in Delaware to better understand their lives and help community advocates develop targeted interventions to r …
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Improving Teacher Diversity
May 1, 2020Black and Latino boys reveal what they need in male teachers of color There’s a critical shortage of male teachers of color in the United States. Black and Latino men make up less than five percent of the teaching workforce, even as the student populat …
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UD Professor Bahira Trask discusses the impact of the global pandemic on work-family life
April 30, 2020American families have been here before — but not since Colonial times. Suddenly, the lifestyles of centuries past have returned: Our homes now serve as both school and workplace, with one or both parents trying to keep the homestead running and the ki …
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CEHD Faculty And Staff Honored In National Histroic Recognition Project
April 24, 2020UD’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities has announced that Steven M. Eidelman, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Nancy Weiss, director, have been selected for recognition in The National Hi …
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Breaking Down Stigma
April 2, 2020HDFS Professor Valerie Earnshaw honored for HIV stigma research Stigma creates barriers that stifle the health and well-being of marginalized communities. Social stigma toward people struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs) has hindered the respo …
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UD Global Women
March 9, 2020International Women’s Day is Sunday, March 8 On International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8, individuals and organizations across the globe honor the achievements of women and renew their commitment to gender equality. For the occasion, we celebrate som …
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