Summer 2010

youth 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.
Tamar Kushnir  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.
justice 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.
social capital map 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.
Gillibrand 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.

More Stories

Would you really be OK with a gay kid?

Environmental volunteering linked to retirees’ improved mental and physical health

Moms’ favoritism tied to depression in adulthood

The Gender Equation: Zeroing in on why women avoid math-intensive fields

CITY Project Teen Leaders host multicultural “Haitian Appreciation” in Binghamton

Professor-edited journal rated among tops in its field

Negative emotions trigger false memories in adults more often than in children

New endowment will benefit the study of early childhood development

Study uncovers why jurors reward the good-looking, penalize the unbeautiful

Expert urges doctors to regularly screen for self-injury

Cooperative Extension’s CITY Project in Binghamton holds Haiti fundraiser

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.  

Resources

Affective and Deliberative Processes in Risky Choice in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Translational Research: Where do Cornell's current outreach and extension efforts fit into the models?
web logo Youth and Consequences: New research-based blog on adolescence
pdf logo Research Brief: Child Care Center Quality and Child Development
pdf logo Parent Page: Choosing a Child Care Center
Bronfenbrenner Conference on Translating Research into Policy and Practice
pdf logo The Cutting Edge: Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescence
 Events

Advancing Youth Development (AYD) Training