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Study will assess the potential for bias in health care providers’ reports of child neglect
By the time they turn 18 years old, one in three children in the United States will be involved in a child protective system (CPS) investigation. There are stark disparities by race and class in CPS involvement. The process of CPS…

Three research teams receive Child Health Collaborative Grants
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Children’s Minnesota, along with collaborators from Hennepin Healthcare, state and county agencies, and Centro Tyrone Guzman, the oldest and largest Minneapolis-based multi-service Latine…

Meet 10 UMN researchers who are accelerating discoveries toward better health
To celebrate CTSI’s 10th anniversary, we’re highlighting 10 researchers who are fulfilling our mission of accelerating discoveries toward better health.

Grantees share impacts of COVID-19 on pediatric populations
Throughout the summer, grantees of the Child Health Collaborative shared their research in a series of online forums.

ODAT supports innovations to improve health equity and accessibility
CTSI’s Office of Discovery and Translation is supporting the development of novel solutions designed to reduce health disparities.

How we're supporting researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Research is the path forward in this global pandemic, and CTSI, like organizations around the world, is committed to accelerating these discoveries.
Here are a few ways we’re supporting the promising research coming from the University…

University and Children’s Minnesota Child Health Advocates gather to celebrate collaborative research
In December, CTSI hosted University of Minnesota and Children’s Minnesota child health advocates for a celebration of the efforts of the Child Health Collaborative and to learn about research projects and findings from three grantee teams.

CTSI’s Community Engagement office receives NIH support for Science Cafe event series
CTSI’s Office of Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) recently launched a series of Science Cafe events to inform and enhance the translation of research into healthcare practice, and to improve healthcare…

Pediatric device innovators converge at CTSI-supported event
Nearly 80 people attended the Pediatric Device Breakthrough Collaborative event to discover better medical technologies and solutions to help children. together to better understand academic-industry relationship barriers and catalysts for…

CTSI-supported project tackling pediatric dental anxiety featured in Star Tribune
A project that was initially funded through the Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium’s Community Discovery Program for Child Health Innovation, which is managed by CTSI’s Office of Discovery and Translation, was featured in the Business…