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FSOS associate professor Tai Mendenhall’s research project The East Metro American Indian Diabetes Initiative (EMAIDI) is the recipient of the 2017 Ramsey County Public Health Award. Mendenhall is the co-PI on this project, which is funded by the Minnesota Department of Health and NIH/Stanford Health. The EMAIDI is composed of four core team members who represent […]

In a recent Star Tribune article about how kids spend their summers, Family Social Science associate professor Jodi Dworkin says it’s okay for kids to be bored. Every year, parents in Minnesota face the quandary of what to do with their children during the summer, when school is not in session, according to a recent […]

Department of Family Social Science department head and professor Dr. Lynne Borden received a $3.49 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant is part of USDA-NIFA’s Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Program and provides funds for the Professional Development and Technical Assistance […]

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Dr. Jean Bauer.