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Center for Family Research Updates

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CFR expands its name

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Sierra Carter recognized by the American Psychological Association

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Sierra Carter awarded 2026 ISTSS Award

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Sierra Carter awarded prestigious “Storymakers Fellowship.”

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CFR Celebrates the Life of Ron Simons

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Lavner Receives 2025 Creative Research Medal

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A New Associate Director for CFR

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Gene Brody Symposium

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Brody Symposium coming February 12

SAAF Programs Training Offered in Athens

SAAF Programs Training Offered in Athens

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CFR’s Associate Director Retires

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Georgia Home Visiting Institute 2024

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CFR’s Tracy Anderson featured by UGA Today

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We Are Georgia

Cultivating Health Equity and Sustainable Social Justice. The 2024 Brody Symposium. A conversation with Debra Furr-Holden

Gene Brody Symposium available for viewing

Cultivating Health Equity and Sustainable Social Justice. The 2024 Brody Symposium. A conversation with Debra Furr-Holden

2024 Brody Symposium coming soon

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Research continues to support the efficacy of SAAF

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Steve Beach is awarded OIBR Service Legacy Award

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CFR celebrates the holidays

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CFR’s funding for Home Visiting Services support renewed

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Sierra Carter presentation

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Black people deserve to grow old: Guest lecture October 12

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The Georgia Home Visiting Institute restarts in person

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Ehrlich featured in APS story

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CFR Celebrates Gene Brody

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CFR’s Tracy Anderson begins Women’s Staff Leadership Institute

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Mei Ling Ong Promoted to Associate Research Scientist

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2023 Symposium: What we are learning about the adolescent brain

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Brody announces his retirement

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Fall Festival for Families

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SAAF and SAAF-T training upcoming in Athens

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CFR celebrates Gene Brody’s lifetime achievement award

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CFR invites Athens-based agencies to apply for no-cost training and technical assistance to deliver the Strong African American Families-Teen program

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2023 Gene Brody Symposium | Mark your calendar

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Our home visiting worked featured by Extension

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FACHS study featured by @UGAResearch

Nia Heard-Garris and Kim Noble

Symposium available for viewing

Understanding the impact of poverty on childhood brain development

2022 Gene Brody Symposium–March 2

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New CFR video on John Henryism

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CFR launches its next wave of studies

American Association for Public Opinion Research

FACHS recognized with Inclusive Voices Award

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New video explains skin-deep resilience

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UGA Today features a story about CFR work

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LaRouche’s Chess and Community program expands

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Beach and Simmons deliver Regent’s Charter Lectures

Athens News Matters

SAAF and SAAF-T featured in WUGA story

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New findings on efficacy of CFR interventions

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CFR associate serves local youth

Dr. Sherman James

The 2021 Gene Brody Symposium, online March 24, 3-4 pm with Sherman James

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Two CFR Investigators participate in 2021 Charter Lecture Series – To Be Held on April 6th

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CFR Co-Director, Dr. Steve Beach, named Regents Professor 2021

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Gene Brody and colleagues awarded a NIDA P50 Center of Excellence grant

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CFR Research Featured in UGANEWS

Ron Simons

Dr. Ronald Simons named Regents’ Professor 2020

Steve Kogan

Dr. Steven Kogan awarded the William A. Owens Creative Research Award 2020