September 28, 2026
Beyond the Grant: Mapping Reproductive Healthcare Deserts Opens a Path to Discovery
A Beyond the Grant: a Miles Research Enhancement Grant brought an undergraduate into research mapping U.S. reproductive healthcare deserts. The work helped build a public dashboard showing where care has disappeared and how far families must travel, and it inspired the student to pursue a Purdue Sociology PhD.
April 24, 2026
Center for Families announces 2026 Funding Recipients
Center for Families announces the 2026 Funding Recipients – Congratulations faculty and students!
February 2, 2026
Family Dinner Night Brings Grant County Community Together
Family Dinner Night showed the power of shared meals to strengthen family connections and create meaningful experiences.
January 1, 2026
Due February 2: Funding Program Submissions
July 28, 2025
CFF Funding Recipient cracks into boosting adolescent nutrition through eggs
Anali Morales-Juarez – Adolescents, which typically span ages 10-19, have the poorest nutrition quality among any age group in the United States, according to data presented in the 2020-25 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In fact, a recent study comparing 21 micronutrients across both food secure and food insecure adolescents by Anali Morales-Juarez, a PhD student in the Purdue University Department of Nutrition Science (NUTR), found that regardless of food security status, adolescents have equally poor diets overall.
April 25, 2025
Center for Families announces 2025 Funding Recipients
Center for Families announces the 2025 Funding Recipients – Congratulations faculty and students focused on research about families!
January 18, 2025
Longitudinal associations between parental screen time monitoring, screen time exposure, diet, and body mass index in young U.S. children
Kameron Moding
January 14, 2025
Funding Available to Support Student and Faculty Research
Nominations sought for Burkhart Award for Excellence in Research about Families
December 18, 2024
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research: Interview with Kristine Marceau & Gina Canino-Quiñones