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September 8, 2025

Participants of the 2025 Summer Research Boot Camp explored the reasons why adolescent friendships are powerful for identity development. In this blog post, students explain how diverse friendships can foster inclusive mindsets and offer ways we can promote diverse friendships in school settings.

September 4, 2025

This blog post, written by high school students who attended the 2025 Summer Research Boot Camp in Adolescent Development, explores the need and importance of sleep during adolescence and offers innovative solutions to help young people get more sleep during this critical period of growth and development.

August 27, 2025

During the 2025 Summer Research Boot Camp, high school students from around the state came together for two weeks to learn about the developing adolescent brain. This blog post was written by some of the students and explains what they learned about brain and social development, and how it will inform their perspectives moving forward.

August 5, 2025

During adolescence, the ages of 10 to 25, immense physical and cognitive growth expands our ability to understand, support, and care for those around us. These years are a critical time in development when young people build the skills necessary to give back to their communities, and when brain and social development increase our capacity to contribute. Opportunities to contribute, to reflect on the meaning of our contributions, and to have our contributions recognized are all important for the future…

June 30, 2025

This month, in honor of Pride, we spoke with NSCA member Stephen Russell about the research on how to support young people who identify as LGBTQ+ in ways that enhance their own health and well-being, which also benefits the communities where they live.