News: Human Development and Family Sciences

Gabriela Livas Stein hopes to build on research strengths in UT Austin’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences.

Dozens of graduate and undergraduate students of UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences were honored this year by the National Science Foundation.

“Go outside and play”—the time-tested strategy for generations of parents and caregivers ready to see their little ones tuckered out by exercise—may be fading in...

Phillip Schnarrs & Stephen T. Russell are collaborating with others to make Austin an epicenter of community-driven LGBTQ+ research.

Go deep in the heart of science this month and next.

Maria Arredondo, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and the Department of Psychology, has been named a Rising Star...

UT assistant professor Maria Arredondo conducts an experiment to identify whether or not bilingual children are more efficient learners.

In honor of International Day of Older Persons, learn about insights from UT Austin researchers related to aging and older individuals.

Experiences with discrimination may be linked with disproportionate rates of cognitive decline in marginalized populations.

Younger LGBQ adults are physically healthier, but have worse psychological health than older LGBQ people, study finds.