University of Minnesota

• Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL)  - Platform for studies in the relationships between affordances and perception-action. Explores basic and applied sciences and beyond.
• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition  - Designated US Department of Education Title VI National Language Resource Center. Aims to improve capacities for effectively teaching and learning foreign languages.
• Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare  - Provides graduate training and funding, professional training, curriculum modules, and resources related to child welfare studies.
• Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement  - Provides research and evaluation of educational contexts and initiatives to help improve education quality for all learners.
• Center for Cognitive Sciences  - Interdisciplinary research center that serves as a meeting ground for faculty and students with interests in cognitive science.
• Center for NeuroBehavioral Development  - Research center involved in study projects about children's cognitive and neurobehavioral functioning.
• Center for Reading Research  - Applied research center focusing on reading and teaching approaches that facilitate reading instruction.
• Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy  - Aims to promote and develop multidisciplinary and multicultural theory, research, and practice in postsecondary developmental education and urban literacy.
• Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking  - International resource center dedicated to supporting restorative dialog, practice, research, and teaching.
• Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement  - University facility established to improve reading achievement through theoretical, empirical, and practical solutions.
• Cognitive Developmental Neuroimaging Lab  - Conducts research on the development and neurobiological correlates of cognitive development.
• College Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)  - Applied research, training, and outreach center created to impro9ve developmental outcomes for young children.
• Cooperative Learning Center  - Training and research center specializing in students' interaction with each other in a learning environment.
• Gait and Posture Laboratory  - Site provides information on the laboratory's facilities, research activities, and location.
• Human Developmental Psychobiology Laboratory  - Research center dedicated to understanding the experiences of stress and emotional disorders and their impacts on life.
• Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory  - Site presents lab news, publications, and information on research activities, lab members, and visitors.
• Institute on Community Integration  - Designated university center for excellence in developmental disabilities. Aims to improve community services and social supports available to individuals with developmental and other disabilities.
• Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC)  - Organization focusing on the circumstances African Americans face with regards domestic violence. Explores the issues of partner violence, child abuse, elder maltreatment, and community violence.
• Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse  - Resource for research, education, and access to violence-related training materials, articles, multimedia, and information.
• Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children  - Undertakes research, investigations, and other related activities on social relationship experiences and their impact on individual development.
• National Center on Educational Outcomes  - Enables students with disabilities to participate or be represented in national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation requirements.
• Postsecondary Education Research Institute  - Hub for the study of higher education. Aims to contribute to the betterment of higher education and professional development.
• Research and Training Center on Community Living  - Provider of research, evaluation, training, technical assistance, and dissemination that support the aspirations of persons with disabilities.
• Tucker Center  - Interdisciplinary research center undertakes efforts to examine the impact of sports and physical on the lives of girls and women.
• Wayne Caron Family Caregiving Center  - Facility dedicated to improving dementia care by better understanding and supporting family-centered care. Gives the programs and projects, events, and resources.