Category: In the News

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 Saturday December 7th! Take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, meet the Grinch, and take advantage of all the family-friendly photo opportunities throughout the Davidson-Gundy […]

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 students. The Center’s Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) students will present their projects in culturally responsive research in developmental science at the event (research write […]

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 with your gift! Your gift supports student training, culturally-responsive developmental science, and positive parent-child relationships. During Giving Days, your gift goes further with matches and […]

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 feature keynote speaker Dr. Margaret O’Brien Caughy, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Family Health Disparities at The University of Georgia. Dr. Caughy’s research combines the unique perspectives […]

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 will feature talks by local researchers working in areas of Dr. Owen’s long career and will include a tribute to her work. All lectures are […]

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 Richardson. See the schedule here and enroll today!

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 new study uncovering some of the most conclusive evidence yet that parents who talk more to their infants improve their babies’ brain development. “This paper is a step toward […]

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 Richardson. See the schedule and enroll today!

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 play! Visit givingday.utdallas.edu/ccf to donate. P.S. Thanks to our service learning class students, CCF has already earned $200 in bonus funds for the door decorating contest!

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 local community college and UT Dallas students with developmental science training. Apply today!