This document consists of the four 2003 issues of a newsletter disseminating information on the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) and providing a forum for important news, research, and information concerning advancement in child growth and development research. Each issue of the newsletter includes announcements and notices of conferences, workshops, position openings, fellowship, and member obituaries. The January issue summarizes meetings of the Consortium for Social Science Associations and the Human Development and Public Policy Consortium, and features the article: "Developmental Psychology and the Argument for School Desegregation." The April issue features the following articles: (1) "Social Policy, Research, and SRCD"; and (2) "Perspectives on Policy and Research: News from SRCD Fellows." The July issue includes the articles: (1) "The Role of Research in Philanthropy," and (2) "Head Start: Where We're At." The October issue presents new SRCD policy on Web publications, and features the following articles: (1) "Funding Child Development Research"; and (2) "Children Living with Terrorism." (HTH)