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The Uncharted Odyssey: Navigating the Complex World of Adolescence
September 15, 2023Students Kobe Wood and Bless Jellene Patawaran explain what they learned about the science of adolescence during their two weeks at the 2023 UCLA CDA Adolescent Development Summer Boot Camp for high schoolers.
Supporting Youth as They Go Back to School
August 25, 2023Digital Content Contributor Allyson Nesmith talks with Nancy Deutsch, PhD, Director of Youth-Nex at the University of Virginia, and Joyce Pae, Principal at the Chicago Academy K-8 School, about how parents, teachers, and other caring adults can help students navigate going back to school.
What Are the Rights of Adolescents?
June 26, 2023Science journalist Lydia Denworth concluded our second annual Adolescent Brain Development Symposium by asking Julie Maslowsky, PhD, and Emily Buss, JD, about society's responsibility towards adolescents and how that translates into rights.
How Should We Think About Adolescent Agency and Responsibility?
June 20, 2023At our second annual Symposium on Adolescent Brain Development, science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with BJ Casey, PhD, Professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, and Joanna Visser Adjoian, JD, Senior Program Officer at Spring Point Partners, about how we should think about adolescent agency and responsibility, particularly as it relates to juvenile justice.
How Can We Support the Unique Developmental Needs of Adolescents?
June 12, 2023Science journalist Lydia Denworth spoke with Dylan Gee, PhD, Associate Professor, Yale University and Shimica Gaskins, JD, President and CEO, GRACE/End Child Poverty CA to tackle the second question at our second annual Brain Development Symposium.