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The Center for Children and Families brings scholars together to conduct innovative, interdisciplinary research in support of healthy development across the human lifespan.

The center encourages basic and translational research that can have a broad impact in three key areas: income and health disparities; developmental disabilities and psychopathology; and optimization of development, education, and learning. Read More

Symposium on Human Evolution and Human Development

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With lenses from multiple disciplines, the symposium on Human Evolution and Human Development examines the effects of evolved parenting practices on personality, culture, and individual and cultural wellbeing. The symposia took place at the University of Notre Dame’s Continuing Education Center on October 4th through October 7th. View Topics, Speakers, and Presentations.