Researchers and Extension Educators Collaborate on Reducing the Risk in Adolescence. This summer a high energy team of Extension Educators and student researchers touched the lives of nearly 100 high school students in New York City and Ithaca. | |
Preschoolers Use Statistics to Understand Others. By the time they're in preschool, children understand a lot about other people's inner mental lives -- their desires, preferences, beliefs and emotions. A new study by Tamar Kushnir shows they gain this understanding in part by using statistics. | |
Try it out! Technology Project Enhances Memory and the Law Course. Last semester a team of instructional designers worked with Dr. Charles Brainerd to enrich his current course "Memory and the Law" with interactive content designed for students in the classroom and distance learners. You can try out one of the interactives here. | |
CITY Project Pilots Social Capital Mapping Technique. The CITY Project is looking at the ways in which 4-H participation contributes to the development of social capital. This multistate research project focuses on how community improvement projects conducted by youth-adult partners contribute to the well-being of young people. | |
The CITY Project’s Urban Farm Project Kicks Off with Visit from U.S. Senator. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan helped kick off the summer youth employment component of the Community Improvement Through Youth (CITY) Project in Broome County. |
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Students in the News
HD graduate earns first HEAA Outstanding Senior Award. Eric Zember ’10, was recognized for exemplifying the College’s mission. | |
HD Major Wins Congressional Award. Human Development major Gabrielle Tan ’12 received a Congressional Award Gold Medal in June. |
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