Thanks, Sahara and Krystle, for teaching #FMSC330 about reproductive justice and contraceptive use from a domestic and global perspective. Family Science @ UMD

Construction of I95 in Miami required the forcible relocation of over 12,000 residents—nearly 100% of them black. Using eminent domain, the gov't seized buildings across the heart of Miami's black community in Overtown, offering owners well below market rate—and renters nothing.

Thanks, Dr. Sandra Quinn, for coming to #FMSC170 and teaching us about the importance of vaccine communication. Family Science @ UMD

Wonderful and informative session on Health Equity, Trauma, and Healing Among Central American Immigrant Families by Family Science @ UMD scholars Dr. Andrew Conway, Martha Yumiseva-L., and Jessie Moore-Solorzano. Facilitated by our fearless leader, Amy Lewin #NCFR2022

Thanks, Dr. Troy Anderson for coming to #FMSC170 and discussing social stratification, social mobility, value clarification, socialization, and about equality of educational opportunities! Family Science @ UMD @UMECalvert

Thanks, Isha Chawla, for coming to #FMSC170 to talk to us about family financial socialization, inter-generational wealth, and social mobility! Family Science @ UMD

“Race is the modality in which democracy is lived (to paraphrase the sociologist Stuart Hall), and America’s multiracial democracy is distorted by its massive criminal justice system,” writes @victorerikray for The New Republic newrepublic.com/article/168832…

Family demography. fortune.com/2023/02/09/how…

NEW REPORT: 173,000 women are locked up in the U.S. We show how many are incarcerated in various types of facilities and why they are there: prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie202…

Unfortunately, many college students carry overwhelming stress on their shoulders. At #UMD, a new one-of-its-kind class trains Terps to manage their mental health and use their skills to help others in need. go.umd.edu/3ZKqgkm

Minnesota Abolishes Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Sentences eji.org/news/minnesota…

Professor Kevin Roy shares why we must expand the definition of masculinity for white, cisgender men and how #TedLasso offers a guide in this guest commentary for The Baltimore Sun. Family Science @ UMD UMD Research baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Enlightening lecture on LGBTQ+ youth and families today by the one and only, Pond Ezra! We discussed ways we could utilize concepts within Racial-Ethnic Socialization Theory to apply among heterosexual parents of queer or trans youth. Family Science @ UMD #FMSC170

News: SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary arteries, increases plaque inflammation dlvr.it/Swk9k7

🚨 Looking for a #postdoc in #LGBTQ health research? I’m hiring a new postdoc to join #TheSHaGLab at Rosalind Franklin U! To apply: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

Sharing pics from poster day! UMD Public Health staff, faculty and students honored #LatinXHeritageMonth by sharing education, research, practice and service with and in relationship to the Latina/x/o community.

The US has one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any high-income country. These rates are especially high among Black & Hispanic women. A recent CNBC article featuring Family Science @ UMD Associate Professor Marie Thoma explores these disparities. brnw.ch/21wDBEN

Interested in a graduate degree? Family Science at UMD offers three graduate programs that promote individual, family, and community strategies to improve the public’s health through research, clinical practice, family advocacy, and public policy analysis. shorturl.at/syG36

The vision of Family Science @ UMD is to promote the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of all families in order to eliminate the burden of disease and health disparities, and to foster resilience and social justice. Learn more: youtu.be/2e1fgNFr_Ag?si…

We're hiring!! 📢 We're Hiring a new Assistant Professor of Maternal & Child Health. Come join our fabulous department where we champion families, health, and social justice! Applications due 1/29/24! 🎉linkedin.com/posts/mia-smit…