Rona Ding, a senior in Speech & Hearing Sciences, was awarded a Mary Gates Research Scholarship. Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive scholarships intended to enhance the educational experiences of undergraduate students at the University of Washington while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. At I-LABS, Ding is co-mentored by Assistant Professor Adrian KC Lee and Research Scientist … Read More
Mayors, Here’s Your Brain on Early Childhood Education
The nation’s mayors had a crash course in neuroscience this morning as brain expert Patricia Kuhl showed them how much early childhood education makes a difference. The interaction and experiences children have from birth to five determine what kind of connections in the brain stay over a lifetime, said Kuhl, the co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences … Read More
Dr. Patricia Kuhl and US Sec. of Education Arne Duncan address US Conference of Mayors
Watch Dr. Patricia Kuhl participate in a panel discussion with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, during the 90-minute plenary session ‘Building an Early Learning Nation’. The session will be live streamed on http://www.usmayors.org Date: Saturday, June 21Start Time: 7:50 a.m. Central Time and 5:50 a.m. Pacific Time
Dr. Patricia Kuhl and US Sec. of Education Arne Duncan address US Conference of Mayors
Watch Dr. Patricia Kuhl participate in a panel discussion with US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, during the 90-minute plenary session ‘Building an Early Learning Nation’. The session will be live streamed on http://www.usmayors.org Date: Saturday, June 21Start Time: 7:50 a.m. Central Time and 5:50 a.m. Pacific Time
I-LABS research helps debunk “myths about fathers”
A recent Huffington Post story by Ellen Galinsky of the Families and Work Institute reports that a White House Conference on Working Fathers was a long-time coming but in the end, it was worth waiting for. Held on June 9th, it revealed that there is still a lot of confusion around men and their roles and we need a reset … Read More
Phys.org features I-LABS collaborative research
(Phys.org) —A diverse team of psychology researchers with affiliations in several countries has found that while two year old children are able to produce an effective and novel action after witnessing a correlative event, New Caledonian crows are not. The team has published a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, describing experiments they conducted with volunteer … Read More
Seattle Times Education Lab Blog features the I-LABS online training modules
I-LABS has recently launched an online library of free training courses, or modules, for parents, caregivers, and the broader community. These take research findings from the UW Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and make them highly accessible to the public. Not only are they available to anyone over the internet, but the photos, videos, audio as well as written … Read More
New Online Training Courses from I-LABS Outreach & Education
On May 20th, 2014, the Outreach & Education division of I-LABS rolled out an ambitious new body of work. The I-LABS Online Training Modules serve as a library of resources for everyone who wants to read, watch and learn about the latest scientific findings made plain in everyday language. These modules will be of interest to early learning professionals, parents, … Read More
I-LABS Hosts Spanish Officials
Several Spanish officials visited I-LABS to learn about the latest research findings and our ongoing outreach efforts to share these findings with people who can use them. The Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport and the Secretary of State of Education toured the lab, played with the exhibits that communicate science to parents and children, and left with chocolate brains … Read More
I-LABS Co-Directors talk bilingualism in Hong Kong
Co-Directors Pat Kuhl and Andy Meltzoff traveled to China in March to share the latest I-LABS research with other scientists, partners, and community members. Of particular interest was I-LABS research on language learning and bilingualism, especially since “bilingual brains show more flexibility and a higher level of cognitive and executive function because they have to switch back and forth in … Read More