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On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, twelve members of the Yale Child Study Center community were recognized for professional progression in the prior academic year.

The results of the inaugural Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel award were announced on June 17, 2024. This new annual opportunity offers awards of up to $1000 each to reimburse and/or contribute to the costs associated with attending and/or presenting research at national and international academic scientific conferences.

A new webpage has been launched at the Yale Child Study Center to allow families and referring practitioners – and soon school-based personnel – to view and access more than 30 research participation opportunities at the center.

The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) network and outreach committee has been busy planning and coordinating both internal events and community-based volunteering opportunities in the greater New Haven area this year. Learn more about how this committee was formed and some of the events that have been planned.

On June 3, 2024, the YCSC welcomed 17 undergraduate students from 11 universities and colleges around the country as participants in the center’s developmental science summer internship program.

The results of the most recent round of awards for the Yale Child Study Center Clinical and Research Faculty Development Fund were announced on June 1, 2024 . The annual fund supports clinical and research faculty with a primary appointment at the YCSC, to provide start-up funds to develop research, educational, and clinical efforts that will contribute to faculty growth and development.

Several members of the Yale Child Study Center community recently came together in person to celebrate and recognize recent academic and professional progression among faculty and staff. Department Chair Linda Mayes (pictured) provided opening remarks and served cake to attendees.

Approximately 165 members of the Yale Child Study Center community came together in September to celebrate and recognize the diversity and broad expertise across the varied missions of the department. Attendees learned about and explored over 40 individual clinical, community, policy, research -- and entered to win several gift baskets that were raffled off as part of the event.

In addition to new clinical trainees and undergraduate summer interns, the Yale Child Study Center welcomes several research trainees each summer. This year, two returning community members were also welcomed back to the department along with several new outstanding research trainees. Learn more about these new additions to the department.