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NDACAN’s federal funding renewed
NDACAN staff - front row, l. to r.: Michael Dineen, Diane Wach, Elliott Smith; back row: Andres Arroyo, John Eckenrode, Christopher Wildeman, Holly Larrabee Congrats to the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)! NDACAN has been awarded a new federal contract to continue operating in the BCTR. The sponsor is the Children’s Bureau within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Continue Reading > ShareView videos from fall BCTR talks
Videos from our fall events are now online, in case you missed them or want to revisit the events. Videos are embedded below (when possible) and all are permanently archived in our media library. 2015 Iscol Lecture: Workforce of the Future October 7, 2015 Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code 2015 Bronfenbrenner Lecture: The Obama Evidence-Based Revolution: Will It...
Continue Reading > ShareCongrats to the 2015-16 Kendal Scholarship awardees
This year the BCTR awarded Kendal at Ithaca Scholarships, recognizing excellent student work in the field of gerontology, to Sylvia Lee, a sophomore in Human Biology, Health, and Society, and Arwah Yaqub, a senior in Near Eastern Studies. Sylvia Lee "I am so excited and grateful to receive the scholarship. Whether I become a doctor or a researcher in the future, my dream is to help elders who suffer...
Continue Reading > ShareCoordinated team action best addresses elder abuse
The Cornell Chronicle reports on a recent publication, co-authored by BCTR director Karl Pillemer, outlining the likely traits of victims and perpetrators of elder abuse and the best approach to addressing the problem. The findings from the review of current research suggests that a team approach is most effective: As many as one out of 10 people age 60 and older will experience some kind of abuse,...
Continue Reading > ShareRegional CARE events share findings from 5-year study
RCCP director Martha Holden addressing attendees The BCTR’s Residential Child Care Project (RCCP) disseminates model techniques and systems to prevent institutional child abuse and neglect. The RCCP’s CARE Model guides childcare agencies to support safe environments, strong programmatic elements, and a wide-variety of treatment programs and interventions that are trauma-sensitive and developmentally...
Continue Reading > ShareNetworking event on pain in later life sparks new connections
TRIPLL co-director Elaine Wethington speaking with Information Sciences grad student Alex Adams (l) and Communications associate professor Jeff Niederdeppe (r) On October 21st the Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL) hosted a networking event for over 30 invited researchers at the Statler Hotel on Cornell campus. TRIPLL, an NIH-funded Edward R. Roybal Center, fosters multidisciplinary...
Continue Reading > ShareBCTR in the Fall 2015 Human Ecology Magazine
The BCTR's New York State 4-H Youth Development Program is featured on the cover of the Fall Human Ecology Magazine. Also inside, an article introduces the BCTR Faculty Fellows program. Lighting a Fire: 4-H programs spark New York youth to pursue STEM careers and higher education (pp. 20-25) Excerpt: Linking Research and Real Life In New York, 4-H reaches 170,000 youth across 62 counties. The...
Continue Reading > ShareSupporting Young Families: The Role of Social Network Analysis
Young parents, especially teen parents, must depend on a network of support and multiple services to raise their children, achieve educational and financial goals, and keep their families healthy. Resources for expectant and parenting teens and young adults may come from many directions: supportive housing, child care, and employment services, to name a few – but often there is no clearly identifiable...
Continue Reading > ShareRegister for RCCP’s “Building a Community of Practice” conference
The BCTR's Residential Child Care Project (RCCP) is hosting its fourth International Conference for Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences: Creating Conditions for Change (CARE) on June 21-24, 2016 in Lake George, NY. This event will highlight the importance of communities of practice in creating conditions for learning which lead to improving our practice...
Continue Reading > ShareCUCE-NYC present at urban farming symposium
CUCE-NYC associate Philson A.A. Warner, left, speaks to a guest at the Grow: Urban Garden Symposium in NYC, Oct. 14. From the Cornell Chronicle: There is more to urban agriculture than just food production. Urban farming introduces communities, children and adults to the value of green spaces in a city such as New York and allows for the creation of an educational environment where children can come...
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