Book from the 2009 Bronfenbrenner Conference is now available
Elaine Wethington and Rachel Dunifon are co-editors of the volume published by American Psychological Association Books.
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2012 RCCP Conference examines ways to improve child and family care
The three-day conference, In the Best Interests of the Child: Caring for Them—Caring for Us, engaged professionals working with children and families
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Student Profile: Emily Kahoe Chen
Emily is a a Ph.D. candidate in HD who is working with Karl Pillemer.
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2012 Youth Development Research Update
Featuring presentations by faculty from Horticulture, Human Development, and Latino Studies and by the NY State 4-H Leader
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Video from the 2012 Doris Lecture is now online
View Jane Waldfogel's talk, What the U.S Can Learn from Britain's War on Poverty.
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The mission of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research is to expand, strengthen, and speed the connections between cutting-edge research and the design, evaluation, and implementation of policies and practices that enhance human development, health, and well being.
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New BCTR project on translational research on palliative care
A $200,000 gift from the Lawrence and Rebecca Stern Family Foundation to College of Human Ecology researchers will support a new BCTR project on translational research on palliative care. The project, which began March 1, 2012, consists of research and policy analysis on...
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Rebecca Morgan receives research stipend to work with CRPSIB this summer
Rebecca Morgan (HD, '13) is a recipient of a 2012 Summer Undergraduate Stipend, awarded by the College of Human Ecology. Rebecca's project is The development of a recovery model for non-suicidal self-injury: Benchmarks, processes, and factors that influence the recovery...
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First BCTR Student Showcase draws faculty, staff, and students
On May 7, 2012 the Bronfenbrenner Center held the first annual BCTR Student Showcase in Beebe Hall. The event featured posters and presentations by students who have been working with BCTR projects this academic year. Nine students presented on diverse topics from various BCTR projects...
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Video online of John Eckenrode’s presentation at the Picower Symposium
Video is now online of BCTR director John Eckenrode's presentation, Preventing Early Adversity and Improving the Life Chances of Socially Disadvantaged Children and Families, at the Spring 2012 Picower Symposium, sponsored by The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT.
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4-H Career Explorations will bring youth to Cornell campus, June 26-28
During the three-day 4-H Career Explorations events, New York youth grades 8-12 explore academic fields and career possibilities through hands-on experiences on Cornell campus. Over 500 students and their adult chaperones (some of them 4-H Educators) will participate. The event is made up of...
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BCTR presence at the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting
The Society for Research on Adolescence held its biennial meeting in Vancouver on March 7th and the BCTR was well represented. Stephen Hamilton organized and chaired two sessions: a paper symposium, Social Inventions in Different Countries to Improve the Transition to...
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Evidence based programs often tout the importance of implementing their program with fidelity. But what...