Centering Youth Voice: Understanding the Experience of Tompkins County’s Unhoused Youth

Centering Youth Voice: Understanding the Experience of Tompkins County’s Unhoused Youth

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 1102 & via Zoom February 26, 2026 | 12:00pm

Part of the BCTR Talks at Twelve series. Lunch is provided or you're welcome to bring your lunch during the talk. Youth participatory action research centers the voices of young people with lived experiences in the research process. It is an essential component of the Independent Living Survey which focuses on understanding and addressing unhoused […]

What to Do When the Kids Are Not OK

What to Do When the Kids Are Not OK

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 1102 & via Zoom December 4, 2025 | 12:00pm

Part of the BCTR Talks at Twelve series. Feel free to bring your lunch. From the early days of online communities, many pundits envisioned a world where people could be more connected around the globe thanks to new technology. And yet, this is not the world that social media brought forth. After years of struggling […]

Translational Research Because People’s Lives Depend on It: Reflections from 36 Years at Cornell

Translational Research Because People’s Lives Depend on It: Reflections from 36 Years at Cornell

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 1102 & via Zoom November 13, 2025 | 12:00pm

Part of the BCTR's Talks at Twelve Series. Feel free to bring your lunch. Jennifer Tiffany will reflect on and draw examples from her 36-year career leading programs at Cornell, highlighting approaches that offer inspiration and potential pathways forward in these times. This talk will focus on community-engaged translational research with an emphasis on infrastructures […]

BCTR Poster Symposium

BCTR Poster Symposium

Physical Sciences Building, Clark Atrium May 1, 2025 | 5:00pm

Undergraduate and graduate students working on translational research projects (in any phase) will present their work at the BCTR Poster Symposium. This poster session is an opportunity for students to share progress on their translational projects while building research communication skills. Student presenters will also be eligible for awards with accompanying prizes. This event is […]

Educators’ Grief Matters

Educators’ Grief Matters

Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 1219 & via Zoom April 14, 2025 | 12:00pm

Part of the BCTR's Talks at Twelve Series. The subject of grief and loss is often solely focused on death. However, there is a range of grief-related experiences that impact children and adults in various environmental contexts, including schools. This talk highlights the importance of addressing grief and loss in schools starting early in the […]