News 2024 https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024.html New UZH magazine „Growing up happily“ (Glücklich gross werden) https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/uzh-magazin-4-2024-Gluecklich_gross_werden.html 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.

 

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:25:47 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/uzh-magazin-4-2024-Gluecklich_gross_werden.html 2024-12-10T11:25:47Z Prof. Michael Shanahan gave a talk as part of the Seminar Series of the Center for Human Immunology https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/shanahan_talk.html 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.

]]> Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/shanahan_talk.html 2024-12-05T23:00:00Z Congratulations to our former postdoc Mirella Manfredi on receiving the SNSF Starting Grant amounting to around 1.8 million CHF https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/snsf_grant_manfredi.html 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"!

]]> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/snsf_grant_manfredi.html 2024-12-03T23:00:00Z Talk by Dr. Drew Rothenberg https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_rothenberg.html 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)

]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_rothenberg.html 2024-12-01T23:00:00Z LIFE Academy 2024 in Berlin https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/life-academy.html The LIFE Fall Academy 2024 took place from October 13th to 16th, 2024 at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.

]]> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/life-academy.html 2024-11-28T23:00:00Z Interdisciplinary Discussion "Preregistration of Observational Data: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Practice" hosted by the R group and PRC https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/interdisciplinary_discussion_prc_r_group.html Thursday, December 12, 2024, 16:00 - 17:00

]]> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/interdisciplinary_discussion_prc_r_group.html 2024-11-25T23:00:00Z Future Day at the Jacobs Center https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/future-day-2024-jc.html 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.

]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:05:02 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/future-day-2024-jc.html 2024-11-19T14:05:02Z Talk by Prof. Dr. Todd Hare https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_hare.html 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)

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_hare.html 2024-11-17T23:00:00Z Dr. Denis Ribeaud will serve as a Consulting Editor of the Journal of Research on Adolescence https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/consulting-editor-ribeaud.html From 2025 Denis will serve as a Consulting Editor of the high-impact Journal of Research on Adolescence.

]]> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/consulting-editor-ribeaud.html 2024-11-06T23:00:00Z Ana Costa held a presentation at the NBER Public Economics in Boston https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_NBER_Public_Economics.html 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.

]]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_NBER_Public_Economics.html 2024-10-27T23:00:00Z Special Issue in The Journal of Early Adolescence centers around z-proso https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/JEA-Special-Issue-zproso.html The Journal of Early Adolescence has published a collection of articles presenting recent work based on the z-proso study.

]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/JEA-Special-Issue-zproso.html 2024-10-24T22:00:00Z Talk by Prof. Dr. Hugo S. Gomes https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_gomes.html 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)

]]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_gomes.html 2024-10-27T23:00:00Z National Future Day https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/future-day-2024.html 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.

 

]]> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:09:06 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/future-day-2024.html 2024-10-22T12:09:06Z PRC Seed Grant for Drs. Clarissa Janousch and Laura Bechtiger https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/PRC-Seed-Grant.html 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).

]]> Mon, 14 Oct 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/PRC-Seed-Grant.html 2024-10-14T22:00:00Z Talk by Lea Buzzi https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_buzzi.html 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)

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_buzzi.html 2024-09-25T22:00:00Z David Bürgin wins Prix Frutiger 2024 https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/David-Buergin-Frutiger-Preis-2024.html On Thursday, September 12, David Bürgin, Postdoc at Lilly Shanahan's Risk and Resilience group, received the prestigious Prix Frutiger 2024.

 

]]> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/David-Buergin-Frutiger-Preis-2024.html Jacobs Center 2024-09-23T22:00:00Z 6th z-proso International Research Network (zIReN) meeting in Bari https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/ziren-meeting-bari.html 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).

]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:24:06 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/ziren-meeting-bari.html Jacobs Center 2024-09-20T08:24:06Z Ulf Zölitz preliminary research findings from “Regretting Parenthood” https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_preliminary_research_findings_Regretting_Parenthood.html Ulf Zölitz shared his preliminary research findings from the project “Regretting Parenthood” at the URPP Inequality of Opportunity Retreat on September 12.

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_preliminary_research_findings_Regretting_Parenthood.html 2024-09-11T22:00:00Z “What are parents actually allowed to do as role models for their children?” https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/zeit-interview-moritz-daum.html 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.

]]> Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:15:23 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/zeit-interview-moritz-daum.html 2024-08-06T13:15:23Z Ana Costa held a presentation at the NBER Summer Institute in Boston https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_NBER_Summer_Institute.html 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.

]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_NBER_Summer_Institute.html 2024-07-24T22:00:00Z How do young children acquire socio-emotional skills? https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/mmi-magazin.html 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.

]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:46:19 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/mmi-magazin.html 2024-07-23T12:46:19Z LEARN kick-off meeting https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/learn-kickoff.html The EU Horizon Project LEARN on Reducing Educational Inequalities had its kick-off meeting in June at the University of Helsinki.

]]> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:16:39 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/learn-kickoff.html 2024-07-09T12:16:39Z Doris Hanappi at the SSRE2024 Congress https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/leaps-symposium.html 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.

]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:04:28 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/leaps-symposium.html 2024-07-02T14:04:28Z Ana Costa held a presentation at Ana_Costa_Stanford_SITE https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_Stanford_SITE.html 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.

]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ana_Costa_Stanford_SITE.html 2024-07-02T22:00:00Z Welcome Benjamin Poilane https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Benjamin_Poilane.html 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.

]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:53:21 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Benjamin_Poilane.html 2024-06-06T08:53:21Z Talk by Prof. Dr. Peter Klaver https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_klaver.html 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)

]]> Sun, 26 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_klaver.html 2024-05-26T22:00:00Z Roundtable Discussion on the Topic Establishing Causality: An Impossible Goal in Observational Research? https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/roundtable_discussion_establishing_causality.html 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

]]> Mon, 13 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/roundtable_discussion_establishing_causality.html 2024-05-13T22:00:00Z What do we really know about childhood today? https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/buch_kindheit.html 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.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/buch_kindheit.html 2024-05-01T22:00:00Z Doris Hanappi elected to the board of directors of SSHOC-CH https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Doris_Hanappi_SSHOC_Board.html 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.

]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:49:17 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Doris_Hanappi_SSHOC_Board.html 2024-04-30T09:49:17Z Moritz Daum and Doris Hanappi receive funding for an EU HORIZON Project focused on educational inequalities https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/learn.html 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.

]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/learn.html Jacobs Center 2024-04-25T22:00:00Z Talk by Prof. Dr. Joe Barnby https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_barnby.html 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)

]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:04:32 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/talk_barnby.html 2024-04-17T15:04:32Z Ulf Zölitz presentation at the University of Amsterdam https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_Amsterdam.html 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.

]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_Amsterdam.html 2024-04-09T22:00:00Z NZZ Live with Ulf Zölitz - "Parenthood: A journey into the unknown" (in German) https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/nzz_live_zoelitz.html  Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 6 pm - 8:00 pm

]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:38:23 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/nzz_live_zoelitz.html 2024-04-05T17:38:23Z Ulf Zölitz hald a presentation at the National University of Singapore https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_Singapore.html 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.

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_Singapore.html 2024-03-20T23:00:00Z Invited seminar presentation by Ulf Zölitz at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_IIES.html Ulf Zölitz gave an invited seminar presentation at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) in Stockholm on March 12, 2024.

]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Ulf_Zoelitz_presentation_IIES.html 2024-03-11T23:00:00Z Moritz Daum in conversation: Healthy & Happy: What do children really need? https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/gesund-gluecklich-podcast.html Moritz Daum talks with Leandra Vogt in the podcast ‘familienort’ on the topic of ‘education today’

]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:43:58 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/gesund-gluecklich-podcast.html 2024-02-28T11:43:58Z Dr. Christina Haag & Dr. David Bürgin are among the first recipients of the 2024 PRC Seed Grants https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/David_B%C3%BCrgin_Christina_Haag.html 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.

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:00:00 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/David_B%C3%BCrgin_Christina_Haag.html 2024-02-22T23:00:00Z JC on Google Scholar https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/google_scholar.html You can now discover many JC-associated publications in one place: on our Center's Google Scholar profile.

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:19:27 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/google_scholar.html 2024-02-22T09:19:27Z Nora Raschle elected to the the Board of Directors of Citizen Science Zürich https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Nora_Raschle_Leitungsgremium_Citizen_Science_Zuerich.html 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.

]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:49:47 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Nora_Raschle_Leitungsgremium_Citizen_Science_Zuerich.html 2024-02-13T13:49:47Z Online panel discussion on transition to parenthood https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Podium_%C3%9Cbergang-zur-Elternschaft0.html On March 4, an online panel discussion will be held on the topic of "Learning Disabilities / Learning Difficulties," moderated by Moritz Daum (in German).

]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:15:04 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/Podium_%C3%9Cbergang-zur-Elternschaft0.html 2024-02-01T13:15:04Z 10. Zürcher Tagung zur frühkindlichen Bildungs- und Entwicklungsforschung https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/10._z%C3%BCrcher_tagung_zur_fr%C3%BChkindlichen_bildungs-und_entwicklungsforschung.html Weinen, lachen, trotzen - Junge Kinder und ihre Emotionen

Freitag, 8. März 2024, 13.00 - 17.00 Uhr, Aula der Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71 

]]> Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:41:42 GMT https://www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/news/2024/10._z%C3%BCrcher_tagung_zur_fr%C3%BChkindlichen_bildungs-und_entwicklungsforschung.html Jacobs Center 2024-01-15T17:41:42Z