People of I-LABS Vibrant, super-smart and caring: these are just a few of the qualities that describe the dozens of interdisciplinary researchers at I-LABS. Their innovative ideas and technological savviness help drive the Institute’s reputation as a world leader in child development and brain science. And their kindness, professionalism and sense of humor greet all of the hundreds of families … Read More
People of I-LABS: Julia Mizrahi
People of I-LABS Vibrant, super-smart and caring: these are just a few of the qualities that describe the dozens of interdisciplinary researchers at I-LABS. Their innovative ideas and technological savviness help drive the Institute’s reputation as a world leader in child development and brain science. And their kindness, professionalism and sense of humor greet all of the hundreds of families … Read More
I-LABS wins Facilitator’s Choice in NSF’s STEM for All Video Showcase
Allison Master’s research on girl’s motivation for STEM activities was one of 200 videos in the 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase, and was selected to receive the “Facilitator’s Choice” award. This online event features innovative research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that aims to improve STEM learning and teaching. A gender gap exists in interest in programming, computer science … Read More
First 5 California – Keynote
Dr. Andrew Meltzoff delivered the opening keynote at the First 5 California annual summit. His presentation highlighted children’s early brain development and the importance of social interactions between children. From imitating others to the development on empathy, the keynote underscored children’s social nature as they way they learn.
People of I-LABS: Patrick Rice
People of I-LABS Vibrant, super-smart and caring: these are just a few of the qualities that describe the dozens of interdisciplinary researchers at I-LABS. Their innovative ideas and technological savviness help drive the Institute’s reputation as a world leader in child development and brain science. And their kindness, professionalism and sense of humor greet all of the hundreds of families … Read More
NSF Celebrating Women’s History Month – How to Increase Women in STEM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is celebrating Women’s History Month by focusing on gender disparities in scientific fields. They reached out to I-LABS co-Director Andrew Meltzoff. As he describes in the video below, research at I-LABS has shown that children acquire stereotypes about ‘who does STEM’ at surprisingly early ages. Fortunately, children’s beliefs about STEM are malleable, rather than fixed in … Read More
Democratizing Science
Jason Yeatman, I-LABS researcher, and collaborators, have made neuroscience experiments easier to share and reproduce. View the interactive demo of this exciting neuroscience tool below. Read more about this work in UW Today here. Link to AFQ Browser
People of I-LABS: Jose Ceballos
People of I-LABS Vibrant, super-smart and caring: these are just a few of the qualities that describe the dozens of interdisciplinary researchers at I-LABS. Their innovative ideas and technological savviness help drive the Institute’s reputation as a world leader in child development and brain science. And their kindness, professionalism and sense of humor greet all of the hundreds of families … Read More
I-LABS Roundtable: Children as consumers
The next I-LABS Roundtable is on 2/27 is called “Children as consumers: The case of Croatia (EU), presented by Ružica Brečić. She is from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, EU. Consumer research recognizes developmental differences in information processing among children of different ages. The fact that most children experience media and marketplace as part of their daily lives—and that consumption … Read More
How babies think: Latest Zero To Three article
Read the latest Zero To Three article by I-LABS Outreach Specialist, Amelia Bachleda, and UC Davis professor, Ross Thompson.