People of I-LABS: Anna Waismeyer

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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