- What does the Center on the Developing Child do?
- How long has the Center existed, and how big is it?
- What is the Center’s mission?
- Why is the mission important now?
- Who is the Center Director?
- Where is the Center located, and where does it do its work?
- Does the Center do original research?
- What is the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and how is it related to the Center?
- What is Frontiers of Innovation and how is it related to the Center?
- What is From Neurons to Neighborhoods, and how can I get a copy?
- Are there any other similar reports that are more recent and/or shorter?
- Are Center leaders available for interviews or presentations?
- What does the science say about the use of educational television, computers, and curricula with very young children?
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- Biographical sketch for Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. >>
- Toxic Stress: The Facts >>
- Frontiers of Innovation at a Glance >>
- Child Development Fact Sheet >>
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University: Mission and Activities (PDF) >>
- Q&A - The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty: Pathways and Impacts (PDF) >>
April 10, 2013
This article, from the Harvard daily student newspaper, describes the campus talk given by neuroscience professor Pat Levitt of the University of Southern California, which was part of the Center's Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series.
April 4, 2013
This story from WGBH (Boston Public Radio) details the effects of poverty on children's health and development and extensively quotes Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff.
February 28, 2013
This interview from CBS This Morning features Center-affiliated faculty member Jordan Smoller discussing new research that has identified genetic links between several major psychiatric disorders.
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