In addition to the work the director, staff, and affiliated faculty do on projects, initiatives, and learning opportunities, the Center on the Developing Child also sponsors and participates in a wide variety of events and activities, both domestically and internationally. Check back often for the latest publication releases, news about the Center, and a selection of recent media coverage of Center initiatives and faculty. 
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Student Opportunity
Student Seminar Series Leader
The Center on the Developing Child currently has one opening for a Harvard graduate student to lead a Student Seminar Series designed to foster interdisciplinary conversations within the graduate and undergraduate student community. This is a paid position. Students will be expected to work with the Center’s Education and Leadership Development Senior Program Manager to design this seminar series. The Center is looking for someone to work 5 hours per month for the academic year. The seminars will be two hours long and will be held once a month from September 2012 through April 2013 from 5:30-7:30pm.
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Student Opportunity
Internship Opportunity: Zambia Internship 2012
Innovations for Poverty Action- Zambia & the Zambian Early Childhood Development Project are looking for students with an interest in global health, development economics, education and/or early childhood development (ECD) to support ongoing research in Zambia. Interns are expected to spend at least two months in Zambia this summer (starting in May or June 2012), and to support all aspects of a research project, including data collection, data processing and analysis.
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February 27, 2012
This Q&A interview with Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff focuses on the issue of toxic stress. Toxic stress refers to what occurs when the body’s stress response system is activated for long periods of time—by such triggers as recurrent abuse, chronic neglect or prolonged exposure to violence—without being able to calm down and return to baseline. As the brain is developing during a child’s early years, it is very sensitive to stress hormones, Dr. Shonkoff explains, and their chronic elevation can damage developing brain circuitry, with lifelong consequences for the individual and for society. The interview was conducted by Karen Weintraub.
February 3, 2012
In this news feature from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Marge Dwyer describes a recent review of studies led by Erin Dunn, who is a former Julius B. Richmond Fellow at the Center on the Developing Child and a current postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dunn’s review sought to shed light on how genetic and environmental factors combine to influence the development of childhood depression. Her co-authors included Center-affiliated faculty member Jordan W. Smoller, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and MGH.
January 27, 2012
Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff discusses the impact of early childhood toxic stress on adult health in the January 23 EdCast, a weekly podcast interview conducted by Matthew Weber at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In the 14-minute interview, Shonkoff addresses the recent American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on toxic stress, emphasizing the need for a new generation of interventions that not only identify risk factors but also build protection against their physiological consequences.
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