Fox News 9 (KMSP-TV) reported last night on new research that shows talking with children regularly from the time they are born until age three is likely to improve their IQ and performance later in school. Part of the news segment includes an interview with our very own Maria Sera, a child development professor within the [...]
The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) has a long history of improving lives by educating our students on how to make a difference. The CEHD Alumni Society is proud to recognize twenty-three rising alumni across CEHD’s eight departments who are making an impact by: Achieving early distinction in their careers Demonstrating outstanding leadership, [...]
The CEHD Vision 2020 blog shares insights from leading researchers at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. Our studies focus on a wide range of education and human development research topics—from closing the achievement gap and effective classroom practices to autism, literacy, innovation in education and more. Now meet the faces [...]
As we celebrate Social Work Month this March, we are proud to share our work to help military families better cope with stress—both before and after deployment. Last year I highlighted CEHD’s first of its kind research project, Project ADAPT, to improve parenting during a very difficult period, with the support of the Minnesota National Guard and [...]
Childhood is a happy, carefree time for many children but it can also be a time of stress and anxiety. Anxiety in children often happens when a child faces a situation where control is lost and what was once familiar becomes unfamiliar. Major life changes like starting school, the birth of a sibling, a divorce [...]