Archive: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

• Georgetown Center Funded to Support Children’s Programs with COVID-19 Recovery

  (February 11, 2021) — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Head Start has selected the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) to lead the new National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS). Among other objectives, NCHBHS will support capacity building for Head Start and other early […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: early childhood development, Education Development Center, funding awards, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, NCHBHS

• Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Honors Journalist Theresa Vargas

  (January 10, 2021) — Theresa Vargas, a metro columnist with The Washington Post, recently received the Geraldine P. Waldorf Making a Difference Award from the Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (GUCEDD), part of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD).  “Each of her articles amplified the voices and issues […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, university awards

• Five Decades Focused on Giving a ‘Voice’ to Children — Locally to Globally

  November 17, 2018 — In recognition of her dedication to women and children locally and globally throughout her career, Phyllis R. Magrab, PhD, endowed professor of pediatrics and director of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD), was honored at the 11th Annual GUMC Convocation. “For more than 50 years, Phyllis has worked […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Convocation 2018, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, pediatrics, Phyllis Magrab