FACS Research and Grants Office
The Research and Grants Office plays a key role in the design, development, and implementation of a wide range of support programs for faculty grant development activities in the College of Family & Consumer Sciences. The office consults with faculty to find funding opportunities, develop grant proposals, review proposals to ensure fit with funding source policies and goals, and coordinate activities with the Office of Sponsored Programs.
Chalandra Bryant, a professor of human development and family science in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, studies what happens in marriage between that wedding day and when the marriage ends, no matter the cause.
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A group of nutrition professors are investigating how obesity may affect folate metabolism during pregnancy. With an increasingly obese population and folate recommendations based on studies from the 1990s, they surmise that obese mothers may need more folate during pregnancy.
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The benefits of two rounds of family-centered prevention programs designed to deter alcohol use among rural African-American youths will be the focus of a five-year, $3 million project conducted by University of Georgia researchers.
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A fear of going hungry may be leading many older Georgians to skip medications and cancel doctors' appointments as they juggle limited incomes with prescription costs and out-of-pocket copayments required by Medicare, according to two new studies by University of Georgia researchers.
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The Wall Street Journal reports on research conducted by Dr. Ian Hardin, professor emeritus of textile science. Fabrics were promoted as having the ability to deter bacterial growth, but some of those claims aren't proven.
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