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Aiding the helping professions

First responders in all 50 states are now using an app designed by University of Minnesota researchers to help manage the emotional and physical exhaustion of their work that can lead to personal burnout, reduced feelings of empathy, and...

First responders in a van

Brain Boost

There are many ways the human brain can go off track during development—trauma, poor nutrition, neurocognitive disorders, stress, genetic diseases—all affecting the trajectory of people’s lives. Often, early diagnosis and intervention are key to...

Michael Georgieff and Damien Fair

ICD outreach program educates youth about brain development

Graduate students in the Institute of Child Development (ICD) are educating young people about brain development and cognition through Growing Brains, a developmental neuroscience outreach program that aims to inspire children and adolescents to...

Graduate student demonstrates how to throw a bean bag

Unlocking secrets of the brain

Fascinated by the human brain and the mysteries of its biology, neuroscientist Damien Fair took advantage of powerful new brain imaging tools to make important discoveries about child development and mental health disorders. He will bring his...

Damien Fair

Understanding learning through data

CEHD’s new Learning Informatics Lab lies at the crossroads of computation and interdisciplinary collaboration. Learning informatics is an emerging field that transforms massive amounts of educational data into tangible information educators can use...

Sashank Varma and Bodong Chen