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Santa Sighting Event on Saturday 12/7 Join the Center for Children and Families and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations for a Santa Sighting event at UT Dallas on…

Summer Research Symposium The UT Dallas Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research symposium is almost here! Join CCF on Friday August 2nd to learn about research projects from UT Dallas undergraduate…

Comets Giving Days April 3-4 On April 3-4, UT Dallas alumni, faculty, staff, students, families, and friends are invited to join #TeamUTD to make an Olympic-sized impact on University programs…

Annual Forum April 19th The Center for Children and Families presents our 11th annual forum on “Owen Eras: Celebrating Connections” on Friday, April 19th at Communities Foundation of Texas. The Forum will…

Spring Lecture Series The Center for Children and Families presents its 16th annual series of lectures, “The Owen Eras Tour.” Honoring outgoing CCF director Dr. Margaret T. Owen, the series…

Now Enrolling for Fall Play With Me Programs CCF is now enrolling parents and children ages 0-3 for our Fall Play With Me programs at locations in Dallas, Plano, and…

Researchers Illustrate How Caregiver Speech Shapes Infant Brain Dr. Meghan Swanson, CCF faculty affiliate and assistant professor of psychology in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, is the corresponding author of a…

Now Enrolling for Summer Play With Me Programs CCF is now enrolling parents and children ages 0-3 for our summer Play With Me programs at locations in Dallas, Plano, and…

Give the Gift of Play on Comets Giving Days Giving Day is nearly here! Support CCF and our Play With Me and older siblings programs, giving children the gift of…

Application Deadline Extended for Paid Research Experience Applications for CCF’s National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program are now due by Saturday April 15th. The PAID year-long program provides…

15th Annual Spring Lecture Series The Center for Children and Families’ 15th annual spring lecture series to take place in April. Talks include information on building playful learning spaces in…

Applications Open for Paid Research Experience Interested in developmental science? Applications are open for our 2023-24 PAID year-long internship in culturally responsive research in developmental science. Learn more

New Video Highlights CCF Impact on Children, Parents, and Students Ever wonder what CCF is really all about? Our new video highlights our research, training, and outreach mission, including parent, student, and…

Bring on the Bubbles! Quenching Curiosity Event to Feature CCF Student Research Join the Center for Children and Families and the UT Dallas Office of Research on Wednesday February 15th at…

CCF Undergraduate Students Initiate ImpactUTD Campaign Center for Children and Families undergraduate students initiated, and are leading, an ImpactUTD campaign to support the children and families served by CCF outreach programs. The…

CCF Receives Nomination for 2022 Awards of Excellence The Center for Children and Families is a nominee for CNM‘s Night of Light nonprofit awards of excellence. The event honors the organizations…

Animated Virtual Therapist Breaks Barriers for Kids with Dyslexia Created from technology developed by Marjorie Zielke PhD’07, animated virtual therapist Ms. Hallie helps students with dyslexia improve their reading, speech…

Faculty Affiliate Aims to Address Autism Language Delays, Earlier Dr. Meghan Swanson, assistant professor of psychology and CCF faculty affiliate, has received a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National…

Student Volunteer Information Session Join the Center for Children and Families to learn about volunteer and internship opportunities, working with young children (ages 0-5) and their parents/caregivers. Refreshments provided! View…

Autism Study Underscores Need for Early Diagnosis Dr. Pamela Rollins, professor of speech, language, and hearing and CCF faculty affiliate, recently published a study showing that an intervention for young…

REU Students Present Research at SPUR Event CCF Research Experiences for Undergraduate students presented their research at the University-wide Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) event on July 29th. See…

Researchers Examine How to Make Mealtimes with Children Less Stressful New research from CCF faculty affiliates Drs. Jackie Nelson and Shayla Holub examine how to make mealtimes less stressful for…

Dr. Tim Bray Discusses COVID-19 Vaccines for Young Children CCF faculty affiliate Dr. Tim Bray discusses the COVID-19 vaccine, now authorized for young children, and if and when parents may…

Play With Me Family Celebration Past and present families served by our Play With Me program are invited to a day of celebration on Saturday June 11th at UT Dallas (2895…

On Cultural Responsivity in Research: The REU Experience A small example of why diverse voices in early childhood development research are so important: “Sandra Ventura, a UTD senior, and the…

Dr. Kim Noble to Give Keynote Spring Lecture on 4/29 Dr. Kim Noble will present the keynote lecture, “Socioeconomic Inequity and Child Brain Development,” in CCF’s spring lecture series on Friday April…

2022-23 REU Experience Application Open CCF is accepting applications for its 2022-23 Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, supported by the National Science Foundation. UT Dallas and area community college students…

REU Students Launch ImpactUTD Campaign Members of the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) program recently launched a crowdfunding campaign, ImpactUTD, to support CCF’s Play With Me program and the children…

5 Minutes with Dr. Timothy Bray on COVID-19 Trends in North Texas Dr. Timothy Bray, UT Dallas professor, director of the Institute for Urban Policy Research, and CCF faculty affiliate…

UTD Doctoral Student Receives 2021 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship For the fellowship, UT Dallas doctoral student Samantha Redig will work with CCF on an adaptation of our Play With Me program…

CCF to Host Innovative, New NSF REU The Center for Children and Families will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates site, supported by a National Science Foundation grant, where a…

Dr. Joanna Gentsch Named Fellow of UT System Teaching Academy Congratulations to Dr. Joanna Gentsch, CCF supporter and UT Dallas faculty member, for being selected as one of four new…

CCF Receives Funding for NSF REU CCF is officially funded for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Culturally Responsive Research in Developmental Science, starting this…