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Debunking Handbook 2020: Countering Misinformation

Oct 14, 2020
Today's society is overwhelmed with misinformation, and technology has only made it easier to spread. Undoing misinformation is difficult, so the...
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2020 Tanaka Award Goes to Yi Feng, Drs. Hancock and Harring

Oct 12, 2020
Congratulations to doctoral student Yi Feng , along with Drs. Gregory Hancock and Jeffrey Harring , for earning the 2020 Tanaka Award for Best...
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CYC Classroom Adjustments Due to Covid-19

Oct 6, 2020
October 6, 2020 - The Center for Young Children , UMD preschool and kindergarten, has opened this fall for a fulltime core day with smaller classes...
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Harnessing Brain Imaging to Understand Child Development

Sep 22, 2020
In 2000, Distinguished University Professor Nathan A. Fox, began important research in state-run orphanages in Romania, where many abandoned children...
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Meet the College of Education's New Faculty

Sep 16, 2020
Message from the Dean As we begin this unprecedented year, the University of Maryland College of Education is pleased to welcome nine talented...
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Dr. Christy Tirrell-Corbin Interviewed on BAM! Radio's The ABCs of Teaching Young Students About Race in School

Sep 10, 2020
BAM! Radio caters to an audience of educators and was developed by early childhood professionals. Guests are leaders in education, providing reliable...
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Dr. Christy Tirrell-Corbin Interviewed on BAM! Radio's Tick Tock: How Soon Is Too Soon to Talk About “Race” With Students?

Sep 1, 2020
Dr. Christy Tirrell-Corbin is the Executive Director of the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention , Director of the Early Childhood/...