News 2024
News list
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New UZH magazine „Growing up happily“ (Glücklich gross werden)
What do children and young people need to grow up well? In the dossier of the current UZH Magazine, numerous researchers from the Jacobs Center comment on this.
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Prof. Michael Shanahan gave a talk as part of the Seminar Series of the Center for Human Immunology
The recently established Center for Human Immunology (CHI) aims to build an interconnected network of clinician-scientists, computational scientists, economists, sociologists and psychologists dedicated to promote research and education in the field of Human Immunology.
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Congratulations to our former postdoc Mirella Manfredi on receiving the SNSF Starting Grant amounting to around 1.8 million CHF
Congratulations to our former postdoc Mirella Manfredi on receiving the SNSF Starting Grant amounting to around 1.8 million CHF for her research on "Humour in adolescents on the autism spectrum: a window into cognition and a tool for well-being"!
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Talk by Dr. Drew Rothenberg
Investigating the intergenerational transmission of maladaptive family environments: Identifying developmental pathways and prevention strategies
December 16, 2024, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.48 (3rd floor) -
LIFE Academy 2024 in Berlin
The LIFE Fall Academy 2023 took place from October 13th to 16th, 2024 at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.
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Interdisciplinary Discussion "Preregistration of Observational Data: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Practice" hosted by the R group and PRC
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 16:00 - 17:00
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Future Day at the Jacobs Center
Creative workshops, curious questions for the Developmental Neuroscience team and office decorating - on Future Day (November 14), children were able to gain an insight into our everyday working life.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Todd Hare
The Influence of Peer Victimization on Social Decision Making and the Brain
November 18, 2024, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.48 (3rd floor) -
Dr. Denis Ribeaud will serve as a Consulting Editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence
From 2025 Denis will serve as a Consulting Editor of the high-impact Journal of Research on Adolescence.
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Ana Costa held a presentation at the NBER Public Economics in Boston
On October 24 to 25, Ana Costa held a presentation “(Not) Thinking about the future: Inattention and Female Labor Force Participation” at the NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Public Economics in Boston.
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Special Issue in The Journal of Early Adolescence centers around z-proso
The Journal of Early Adolescence has published a collection of articles presenting recent work based on the z-proso study.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Hugo S. Gomes
Educational careers in a multicultural sample: Insights from z-proso on educational inequalities
October 28, 2024, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.48 (3rd floor) -
National Future Day
On November 14, 2024, children in 5th to 7th grade will have the opportunity to visit their parents' workplace. The Jacobs Center will offer two exciting workshops.
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PRC Seed Grant for Drs. Clarissa Janousch and Laura Bechtiger
Dr. Clarissa Janousch (also at Psychiatric University Hospital, Experimental Pharmacopsychology and Psychological Addiction Research, led by Prof. Boris Quednow) and Dr. Laura Bechtiger from the Risk and Resilience group led by Prof. Lilly Shanahan have been awarded a Seed Grant from the UZH Population Research Center to investigate the rising youth mental health crisis and its underlying factors (19,740 CHF).
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Talk by Lea Buzzi
Educational careers in a multicultural sample: Insights from z-proso on educational inequalities
September 30, 2024, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.46 (3rd floor) -
David Bürgin wins Prix Frutiger 2024
On Thursday, September 12, David Bürgin, Postdoc at Lilly Shanahan's Risk and Resilience group, received the prestigious Prix Frutiger 2024.
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6th z-proso International Research Network (zIReN) meeting in Bari
Researchers from over 10 different universities with very different research focuses came together to share their latest research findings using data from The Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso).
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Ulf Zölitz preliminary research findings from “Regretting Parenthood”
Ulf Zölitz shared his preliminary research findings from the project “Regretting Parenthood” at the URPP Inequality of Opportunity Retreat on September 12.
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“What are parents actually allowed to do as role models for their children?”
Lisa Seelig posed these and other questions to Moritz Daum, Director of the Jacobs Center and Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Zurich, in the issue 32/2024 of ZEIT.
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Ana Costa held a presentation at the NBER Summer Institute in Boston
On July 23 to 24, Ana Costa held a presentation “(Not) Thinking about the future: Inattention and Female Labor Force Participation” at the annual NBER Summer Institute conference in Boston.
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How do young children acquire socio-emotional skills?
In the new issue of the magazine "undKinder" from the Marie Meierhofer Institut für das Kind, Nora Maria Raschle, Elena Federici and Sabine Gysi describe what shapes socio-emotional behavior.
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LEARN kick-off meeting
The EU Horizon Project LEARN on Reducing Educational Inequalities had its kick-off meeting in June at the University of Helsinki.
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Doris Hanappi at the SSRE2024 Congress
At the LEAPS Symposium as part of the SSRE2024 congress in Locarno at the end of June, Doris Hanappi (3rd from left) presented a tool to help children thrive.
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Ana Costa held a presentation at Ana_Costa_Stanford_SITE
On July 1, Ana Costa held a presentation “(Not) Thinking about the future: Inattention and Female Labor Force Participation” at the annual Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics (SITE) conference.
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Welcome Benjamin Poilane
Benjamin Poilane joined the Jacobs Center at the beginning of May. He is part of the social genomics group of Prof. Michael Shanahan. Among other things he works on relevant life course models.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Peter Klaver
ZEPPELIN - Education from birth for children from disadvantaged families: Effects after the transition to primary school
May 27, 2024, 14:00 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.46 (3rd floor) -
Roundtable Discussion on the Topic Establishing Causality: An Impossible Goal in Observational Research?
On the 14th May the Population Research Center Popstats group and the R Peer Mentoring Group joined forces to host a roundtable discussion on the topic Establishing causality: an impossible goal in observational research? Perspectives from different research fields
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What do we really know about childhood today?
The new book “Kindheit - eine Beruhigung” presents the central themes of childhood in eight chapters. Moritz Daum is part of the interdisciplinary team of authors.
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Doris Hanappi elected to the board of directors of SSHOC-CH
At the founding meeting of Social Science & Humanities Open Cluster Switzerland (SSHOC-CH) on 24 April, 2024, Doris Hanappi was elected as a member of the Board of Directors.
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Moritz Daum and Doris Hanappi receive funding for an EU HORIZON Project focused on educational inequalities
Moritz Daum and Doris Hanappi, leading the "Policy and Impact on Education" work package in LEARN, collaborate with Laura Bernardi and 11 European teams to consolidate and disseminate scientific evidence on educational inequalities, facilitating informed policymaking and public engagement.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Joe Barnby
Walking a Mile in Their Shoes - Refining the Foundations of Social Representation
April 29, 2024, 14:00 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 3.46 (3rd floor) -
Ulf Zölitz presentation at the University of Amsterdam
Ulf Zölitz presented his work “Peers Affect Personality Development” joint work with Xiaoyue Shan at the Preferences, Traits, and Skills Workshop at the University of Amsterdam on April 10, 2024.
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NZZ Live with Ulf Zölitz - "Parenthood: A journey into the unknown" (in German)
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 6 pm - 8:00 pm
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Ulf Zölitz hald a presentation at the National University of Singapore
Ulf Zölitz delivered a seminar presentation at the National University of Singapore on March 21, 2024 titled “Disconnecting Women: Gender Disparities in the Impact of Online Instruction” joint work with Xiaoyue Shan and Uschi Backes-Gellner.
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Invited seminar presentation by Ulf Zölitz at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Ulf Zölitz gave an invited seminar presentation at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) in Stockholm on March 12, 2024.
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Moritz Daum in conversation: Healthy & Happy: What do children really need?
Moritz Daum talks with Leandra Vogt in the podcast ‘familienort’ on the topic of ‘education today’
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Dr. Christina Haag & Dr. David Bürgin are among the first recipients of the 2024 PRC Seed Grants
We are very pleased that one of the Seed Grants 2024 awarded by the UZH Population Research Center has been awarded to a joint team from the Jacobs Center and the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care.
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JC on Google Scholar
You can now discover many JC-associated publications in one place: on our Center's Google Scholar profile.
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Nora Raschle elected to the the Board of Directors of Citizen Science Zürich
At the General Assembly of Citizen Science Zurich on 16 January, 2024, Nora Raschle was newly elected as a member of the Board of Directors.
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Online panel discussion on transition to parenthood
On March 4, an online panel discussion will be held on the topic of "Learning Disabilities / Learning Difficulties," moderated by Moritz Daum (in German).
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10. Zürcher Tagung zur frühkindlichen Bildungs- und Entwicklungsforschung
Weinen, lachen, trotzen - Junge Kinder und ihre Emotionen
Freitag, 8. März 2024, 13.00 - 17.00 Uhr, Aula der Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71