News
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Prof. Ana Costa Ramón receives a grant from the Foundation for Scientific Research at the University of Zurich
Congratulations to our JC economics professor Ana Costa Ramón for receiving a grant of CHF 30'000. - from the Foundation for Scientific Research at the University of Zurich!
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New Publication by Prof. Kaspar Burger: Making it against the odds: How individual and parental co-agency predict educational mobility
Congratulations to Prof. Kaspar Burger for his new publication in the Journal of Adolescence!
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Prof. Eisner – Publication in Nature Human Behavior
Congratulations to our JC faculty member Prof. Manuel Eisner who recently published a paper in Nature Human Behavior entitled "A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime" with a group of international collaborators.
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Start-up grant for Michelle Loher
Congratulations to our research assistant, Michelle Loher (Risk & Resilience area, PI: Lilly Shanahan) who was recently awarded a start-up grant.
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BAG/FOPH interview with Prof. Lilly Shanahan
Prof. Lilly Shanahan was recently interviewed by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG).
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Prof. L. Shanahan — Plenary Talk at FOPH/BAG Stakeholder conference
Prof. Lilly Shanahan will be giving a plenary talk on 27 may at the 6th Stakeholder Conference of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH / BAG).
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Zoom Talk by Prof. Dr. Nils Schuhmacher
"Early Helping Behavior - Investigating the Social Origins of Early Prosocial and Moral Development"
May 21, 2021, 10:00 h
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New publication by Réka Borbás
Many congratulations to doctoral candidate Réka Borbás for her new publication in the Journal of Developmental Cognitive Neurosicence!
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Zoom Talk by Prof. Dr. Jeanine Grütter
DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS' REASONING ABOUT SOCIAL INEQUALITY
May 7, 2021, 10:00 h
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Prof. Mike Shanahan: Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Mike Shanahan has been appointed founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Discover Social Science and Health,” published by Springer Nature.
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Zoom Talk by Prof. Dr. Hans Sievertsen
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JC SRCD presentations
We are excited for the upcoming Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD 2021) conference. This is one of the largest child development conferences worldwide, and several Jacobs Center researchers will be presenting their work there (see schedule below).
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Prof. Lilly Shanahan JAMA Pediatrics paper
Mental health problems among youth and the opioid epidemic are ongoing concerns in the United States.
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Dr. Jeanine Grütter accepted a professorship for Education and Inclusion at the University of Konstanz, Germany
Congratulations to our Jacobs Center post-doctoral researcher, Dr. Jeanine Grütter, who accepted a professorship for Education and Inclusion at the University of Konstanz in Germany!
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Zoom Talk by Dr. Cesar Leos-Toro
MANAGING THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF NONMEDICAL CANNABIS LEGALIZATION
March 26, 2021, 10:00 h
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Prof. Moritz Daum's interview for SRF1 "Einstein"
Prof. Moritz Daum and Anja Gampe were interviewed by SRF 1 "Einstein" on how smartphones and voice robots influence our children.
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2 presentations by Nora Raschle at BrainFair 2021
Short lecture on March 18 on "Psychologische Folgen der Pandemie" and a lecture as part of the school program (both in german).
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New work co-authored by Prof. Michael Shanahan: “Why Precarious Work Is Bad for Health …"
Full title: “Why Precarious Work Is Bad for Health: Social Marginality as Key Mechanisms in a Multi-National Context"
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Radio clip (SRF) by Nora Raschle on the impact of the pandemic on young people
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Risk and Resilience Among Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Talk by Prof. Lilly Shanahan at the lunch seminar of the UZH Competence Center for Mental Health (CCMH) on Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 at 12:00 noon (CET).
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Zoom Talk by Prof. Eliana La Ferrara
APART BUT CONNECTED: ONLINE TUTORING AND STUDENT OUTCOMES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 12, 2021, 10:00 h
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Zoom Talk by Dr. Helge Liebert
PATIENT AND PRESCRIBER RESPONSES TO SUPPLY-SIDE DRUG POLICY DURING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
February 26, 2021, 10:00 h
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New article by Dr. Jeanine Grütter and colleagues: "Beyond Ethnic Diversity: The Role of Teacher Care for Interethnic Relations"
Teachers can shape interethnic relations in the classroom: This recent study shows that there is less in-group bias in children’s friendship selection if students perceive high emotional support by teachers.
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Journal Club on Substance Use
We had the inaugural meeting of our journal club on the broad topic of substance use, which brings together scholars from the Jacobs Center and from the UZH Psychiatric Hospital.
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New study on adolescent friendships published by Laura Bechtiger and colleagues
Laura Bechtiger and colleagues from the Risk and Resilience research team (PI: Lilly Shanahan) and the COCON study (PI: Marlis Buchmann) published new study in the Journal of Research on Adolescence.
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Lilly Shanahan becomes chair of ethics commission
Prof. Lilly Shanahan is the new chair of the ethics commission of the UZH Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
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SNF funding for z-proso continuation
Dr. Denis Ribeaud and Profs. Manuel Eisner and Lilly Shanahan recently received 1 million Swiss francs from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) for the continuation of the "Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood, z-proso."
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Research Prize for Lydia Johnson-Ferguson
MSc Psychiatric Research Robin Murray Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement 2019-20 for Lydia Johnson-Ferguson
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Press Release: Funding of New Research MRI at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich
Cooperation between University Children’s Hospital Zurich and Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development and Opportunity for other UZH Researchers and Clinics
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From hands to tools - new study published in Child Development by Dr. Miriam Beisert and Prof. Moritz Daum
In a recent study that was just published in Child Development, Dr. Miriam Beisert and Prof. Moritz Daum report findings from a study on young children’s tool use.
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Dr. Jeanine Grütter was featured as an SRA emerging scholar
Our post-doctoral scholar Dr. Jeanine Grütter was featured as an SRA emerging scholar.
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New article accepted at Neuroimage Clinical by the NMR Kids Lab Team
New article "Eye gaze patterns and functional brain responses during emotional face processing in adolescents with conduct disorder" accepted at Neuroimage Clinical by the NMR Kids Lab Team.
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Honorary doctorate for Marlis Buchmann
We are exceptionally pleased to announce that Prof.em. Dr. Marlis Buchmann, Professor of Sociology emerita, former Director of the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, has received the honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.
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Overview of Studies about COVID-19 in education in Switzerland (Event on 1.12.)
An online event will bring researchers together in order to make the diversity of studies accessible to the research community. At this event, the Cocon team will present first results of its COVID study.
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Prof. Moritz Daum's interview for SRF1 "Einstein"
Prof. Moritz Daum was interviewed by SRF 1 "Einstein" about the power of gender roles.
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Life in Quarantine for adolescents and young adults
How do adolescents and young adults perceive the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 and how do they cope with the new challenges during such an extraordinary situation?
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New study by the Risk and Resilience Team and z-proso on self-harm in adolescence
Are stressful life events in different social contexts associated with self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood?
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The Jacobs Center / Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Workshop
The Jacobs Center / Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) workshop on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and youth development brought together over 80 participants from over 20 countries.
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Prof. Ana Costa-Ramón: Do cesarean sections negatively impact short- and long-term health outcomes of children?
Our Jacobs Center professor Ana Costa-Ramón collaborated on a paper that examined this question and was recently published in the Journal of Human Resources.
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New z-proso publication
Do young adults comply with COVID-19-related public health measures?Jacobs Center researchers from the z-proso study & the Risk and Resilience research area recently published a paper in Social Science & Medicine that addressed this question.
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Prof. Boneva’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
Congratulations to our Jacobs Center economics professor Teodora Boneva, who is one of only three UZH scholars who were recently awarded an ERC starting grant!
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Joint IZA & Jacobs Center Workshop: Consequences of COVID-19 for Child and Youth Development
Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development organizes a joint workshop with IZA on the consequences of COVID-19. The workshop takes place online on October 19–20, 2020
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UZH Magazin on identity: "Who am I?"
Profs. Moritz Daum and Michael Shanahan from the Jacobs Center were recently featured in an article discussing this question in UZH Magazine, together with psychology professor Alexandra Freund.
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Prof. Mike Shanahan receives new SNF grant
Congratulations to Prof. Michael Shanahan who recently received a Notice of Award from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) for a grant (for 1.1 million Swiss francs).
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Jacobs Center Research Retreat 2020
Photos from a research retreat of our interdisciplinary team of Jacobs Center principal investigators.
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Meeting of Interdisciplinary BUNAVIA Research Network, Fall 2020
Jacobs Center professors and their collaborators recently met, with social distance, to continue the discussion of the design of the BUNAVIA project -- a new interdisciplinary Jacobs Center project.
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Prof. Lilly Shanahan receives SNF project grant
Congratulations to Prof. Lilly Shanahan who recently received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) to study substance use and stress in young adulthood.
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Prof. Nora Raschle will be a part of URPP "Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning"
Prof. Nora Raschle will be a part of the collaborative and interdisciplinary University Research Priority Program entitled "Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning".
(Bild: istock.com/Jelena83)
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Covid-19 survey: The majority of 22-year-olds followed the BAG recommendations
Researchers from the longitudinal study z-proso have examined the effects of the Corona crisis on young adults living in Zurich
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New study by Prof. Moritz Daum and his "Kleine Weltentdecker" team in "Cognitive Development."
Understanding the wishes and intentions of others - Social-cognitive advantages for bilingual children? A new paper by Moritz Daum and Anja Gampe among others has been published in the journal "Cognitive Development".
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Jeanine Grütter: Why Do Children Exclude Others?
Research by our post-doctoral researcher Dr. Jeanine Grütter is featured in this blog post on why children exclude others.
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Pathways From Childhood Sociomoral Sensitivity in Friendship, Insecurity, and Peer Rejection to Adult Friendship Quality
New publication by our post-doctoral researcher Dr. Annekatrin Steinhoff from the Risk & Resilience group and Dr. Monika Keller from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Berlin).
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Prof. Moritz Daum: Strong Words from Strong Personalities
Prof. Moritz Daum speaks for "Kinderschutz Schweiz" about the importance of language for children
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Prof. Moritz Daum's interview about siblings on SRF 2
Prof. Moritz Daum was a guest on SRF 2 and spoke with the presenter thoroughly about siblings (in German).
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New Publication by Prof. Teodora Boneva: The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on Mental Health: Evidence from the US
The coronavirus outbreak has caused significant disruptions to people’s lives.
Prof. Teodora Boneva and co-authors document the impact of state-wide stay-at-home orders on mental health using real time survey data in the US. -
Work That Can Be Done from Home: Evidence on Variation within and across Occupations and Industries
New research by one of our economics professors, Teodora Boneva, showing that the share of tasks that can be done from home varies systematically not just across but also within occupations and industries.
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Emotional distress before and during the pandemic in young adults in Switzerland
The Risk & Resilience area of the Jacobs Center and the z-proso team examined emotional distress before and during the pandemic in young adults in Switzerland
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New publication by the Risk & Resilience group with the z-proso study
In this study, Drs. Annekatrin Steinhoff, Lilly Shanahan and colleagues examined the age-related course of self-injury from ages 13 to 20, recurrence of this behavior and also services use among adolescents with self-injury.
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Dr. Jeanine Grütter - How parents can speak to children of different ages about the COVID-19 pandemic
New insights from our Jacobs Center post-doctoral research associate Dr. Jeanine Grütter (in German) on how parents can speak to children of different ages about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New publication by Prof. Nora Raschle on how the brain learns to read
Prof. Nora Raschle and Réka Borbás from the Developmental Neuroscience area of the Jacobs Center talk about the magical world of reading in a special edition entitled “Everything you and your teachers need to know about the learning brain” in Frontiers for Young Minds.
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Coronavirus shock increases labor market inequality
Teodora Boneva and co-authors published a briefing note on the effect of the Coronavirus in the UK labor market
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Webinar with JC researchers
Webinar with JC Researchers "Social Distancing in the Pandemic: Policing & Compliance"
Friday 24 April, 2-3 pm (British Summer Time)
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New Article in Suedkurier
How can parents support their children during self-isolation and quarantine?
Interview with Jeanine Grütter (in German)
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Orla Doyle - CANCELLED
ASSESSING THE CONTINUITY OR FADE-OUT OF EFFECTS: EVIDENCE FROM THE PREPARING FOR LIFE TRIAL AT AGE 9
April 3, 2020, 10:00 h
Jacobs Center, Andreasstrasse 15, AND 4.19, 8050 Zürich -
Talk by Prof. Dr. Markus Landolt - CANCELLED
SECONDARY PREVENTION OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS IN YOUNG CHILDREN AFTER INJURY
March 27, 2020, 10:00 h
Jacobs Center, Andreasstrasse 15, AND 4.19, 8050 Zürich -
Talk by Dr. Lien Peters
DIFFERENT YET SIMILAR: EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN READING AND ARITHEMTIC
March 11, 2020, 10:00 h
Jacobs Center, Andreasstrasse 15, AND 4.19, 8050 Zürich -
Talk by Dr. Tobias Hauser
DO WE NEED A DEVELOPMENTAL COMPUTATIONAL PSYCHIATRY?
February 28, 2020, 10:00 h
Jacobs Center, Andreasstrasse 15, AND 4.19, 8050 Zürich -
z-proso International Research Network Meeting, Córdoba, Spain, 2020
In February 2020, the “z-proso International Research Network" (zIReN) met in Córdoba, Spain.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Sophie von Stumm
PREDICTING CHILDREN'S DIFFERENCES IN SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
January 23, 2020, 10:00 h
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New Grant Awarded to Prof. Raschle
Prof. Nora M. Raschle received a joint collaborative young scholarship grant from the Jacobs Foundation.