Focus, commitment, and insight resulted in a “once in a century” proof. Hong Wang is now just the third woman to win a Fields Medal.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

Zachary Hawes studies how spatial thinking makes abstract ideas accessible

Educational research highlights strong developmental links between numerical and spatial cognition in humans, often shaped by cultural tools like t...

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture.

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Congratulations to Professor Emily Farran who has been awarded the 2024 Developmental Psychology Section Impact and Engagement Award by The British…

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Roman Feiman is discovering sophisticated reasoning in young children

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Research Focus Zack Hawes’s research combines methods and ideas from psychology, education, and neuroscience to advance the understanding of how people learn and develop. His research program has tw...

There is an emerging consensus that numerical, executive function (EF), and spatial skills are foundational to children’s mathematical learning and development. Moreover, each skill has been theoriz...

Deadline for submission: January 21, 2024. The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 call for applications for its Research Fellowship Program. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Pr...