I-LABS’ outreach team will share the latest in how brains work August 21, 5-8 p.m. at Bellevue’s KidsQuest Museum. Children and their families are invited to join Sarah Roseberry Lytle, I-LABS’ director of outreach and education, for an interactive exhibit sharing the latest research in how brains work and how we learn language. The exhibit is August 21, 5-8 p.m. Here’s … Read More
I-LABS research featured in Seattle Times Education Lab
By Jill Sells and Mary Ann Woodruff Equal opportunity is at the heart of many civic discussions, from preschool to the minimum wage. Rarely is it emphasized that a child’s chance to reach his or her potential is greatly impacted by what happens before he or she utters a word. The stark reality is that inequities related to both economics … Read More
UW experts offer free resources to help caregivers boost babies’ brains
By Molly McElroy Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences are well known for garnering headlines such as “Wise Beyond Their Years: What Babies Really Know” and “Raising a little genius.” Beyond doing the science, co-founders Patricia Kuhl and Andrew Meltzoff have presented their findings at the White House and written a popular book on … Read More
New research: Infant brains ‘rehearse’ speech mechanics while listening
A new finding was published in the July 14, 2014 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Research in 7- and 11-month-old infants shows that speech sounds stimulate areas of the brain that coordinate and plan motor movements for speech. This suggests that baby brains start laying down the groundwork of how to form words long before they … Read More
Outreach Makes an Impact at National Birth to Three Institute
Dr. Sarah Roseberry Lytle delivered the Research To Practice keynote address at the national Birth To Three (BTT) Institute in Washington DC on July 29. Thousands of early childhood professionals working in Early Head Start, Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start attended the talk, with hundreds more viewing the live stream. The … Read More
I-LABS undergrad wins prestigious Mary Gates Research Scholarship
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