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MN Legislature approves funding for new ICD building

The Minnesota Legislature has passed a bonding bill that includes funding to construct a new building for our Institute of Child Development (ICD). It took many months of debate, but the Minnesota House passed the $1.36 billion bill on a 100-34 vote.

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McKnight Professorships recognize influential early career work

The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship is to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The goal of this award is to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point...

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Sarah Greising and Sylia Wilson

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.

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Michael Georgieff and Damien Fair

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CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.

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