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ICD: A century of advancing developmental science

In 2025, the Institute of Child Development (ICD) celebrates its Centennial—a century of leading the field of developmental science and advancing discoveries that have improved children’s wellbeing across the world.

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CEHD Connect W2025, alumni magazine

This is why I give: Ann Masten

We’re all familiar with stories focused on overcoming adversity. Movies, books, and even LinkedIn posts frequently narrate how an individual beat the odds to win the big game, leave a troubled relationship, or start a business.

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CEHD Connect W2025, alumni magazine

Building community, raising voices

This August marked the return of the Leading in Equity, Action, and Diversity (LEAD) conference, a CEHD-sponsored event designed to give education leaders the tools and ideas necessary to disrupt pervasive racial inequities in PreK-12 schools...

Audience at LEAD conference