truetrue03/12/2026 10:00:00 AMNIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston ToddlersStudy will follow thousands of children during a critical window for language developmentUniversity of Houston researchers have secured an $11.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a first-of-its-kind study of early language development, tracking thousands of Houston toddlers during a critical period of early childhood.Bryan Luhnjbluhn@central.uh.eduChild doing language exercises in a lab at UH.Health and Medicine/research/news/