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James Garbarino, MAT ’70, Ph.D. ’73, professor emeritus of human development and a renowned expert on childhood trauma, died March 7 in Ithaca. He was 78. His research focused on the social ecology of child and adolescent development, with a long-standing interest in...

Like their emotions and self-esteem, teenagers’ sense of purpose fluctuates day to day, and those who experience it steadily – not just intensely – may benefit most, new Cornell research finds. Studying the phenomenon in adolescents for the first time, the research...

A new minor from Cornell Human Ecology and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) prepares students to turn research into interventions that benefit communities. The minor in translational research is open to students from any major and any...