by Nina Fefferman & Vanessa LoBue Now that the COVID-19 global pandemic is into its second year, we are finally seeing some relief in parts of the world with the approval of various vaccinations that prevent symptoms of the virus. In the United States, the three...
Jerome Kagan passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. He was 92 years old. Jerry was born in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Rahway. He received his BA from Rutgers University before obtaining his PhD from Yale where he studied with Frank Beach. He then joined the Fels...
by Rachel Barr My first ever ICIS conference was in 1996 in Providence, Rhode Island. The organizers had decided to return to the site of the first Infancy meeting. In 1996, Carolyn Rovee-Collier was the president and asked infancy researchers to shift the focus of...
by Catherine Tamis-LeMonda Babies: Is there anything more precious or fascinating? Whether a kitten, bear cub, dolphin calf, or human baby, we are drawn to infants’ prominent features, blundering movements, and dependency on adults for nurturing. For infancy...
Dear Colleagues: We write with the sad news that Frances Degen Horowitz passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021. She was 88 years old. Frances was President Emerita and University Professor at the Graduate School and University Center of CUNY, and a former Department...
by Kiley Hamlin & Vanessa LoBue Welcome to the first official entry of the ICIS “Baby Blog!” What is the ICIS baby blog, you wonder? Why do we need one? And why am I reading this at all, don’t I have enough going on? We’re glad you asked. No one really needs a...