News: Human Ecology

A new study has implications for how to help families in the aftermath of natural disasters.

A new course will give students experience in accessories design, development and merchandising.

A team with two CNS undergraduates of UT Austin were involved with research about the relationship between undergraduates' mental health and their social support networks...

Conversations between parents and children have been shown to improve outcomes for the children.

People who have a match between personality and living space report better well-being.

Physical punishment is ineffective and predicts increases in behavior problems.

Blaming outside stressors, rather than each other, for problems in the relationship leaves couples more satisfied.

UT Austin students of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics created an e-cookbook to support an organization that aims to end hunger in Texas.

Liz Gershoff thinks that as a society, we should get away from the idea that violence is integral to teaching children.

Laura Lashinger and Sally Ragsdale received awards recognizing the university’s educational innovators who demonstrate exceptional undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum.