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New systematic reviews on 4-H public speaking programs and volunteer engagement
How can 4-H youth programs improve volunteer recruitment and retention? What is the impact of 4-H public speaking programs? The latest BCTR systematic translational reviews (STRs) address these questions. These topics were proposed to the BCTR Research Synthesis Project as questions that needed addressing with the best existing...
Continue Reading >BCTR researchers highlighted in spring Talks at Twelve series
The center is pleased to announce the speakers in our spring 2016 Talks at Twelve series. Talks at Twelve are held in the Beebe Hall second floor conference room and lunch is served. These talks are free and open to all. No RSVP or registration is required, but...
Continue Reading >Engaging Cornell students to study adolescent sexual health in the digital age
BCTR researchers Janis Whitlock (director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery) and Jane Powers (director, ACT for Youth) have joined forces to study how technology impacts teen sexual behavior. Their project Adolescent Sexual Health in the Digital Age explores youth...
Continue Reading >NDACAN’s federal funding renewed
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 (HHS), Administration for Children...
Continue Reading >View 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,Congrats 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. "I am so excited and grateful to receive the scholarship. Whether I...
Continue Reading >Coordinated 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...
Continue Reading >Networking event on pain in later life sparks new connections
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 collaborations among researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College, faculty...
Continue Reading >BCTR 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:
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Register 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... Continue Reading >