News 2023
News list
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Interview with Moritz Daum in the "Schweizer Familie"
Moritz Daum was interviewed in the latest issue of "Schweizer Familie" on the subject of friendships.
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Jacobs Center Symposium 2023: 20 Years of z-proso
Celebrating two decades of insights into social and educational development!
The Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso) has followed over 1400 young individuals who began their journey through the city of Zurich's primary schools in 2004. -
Congratulations to Dr. Plamina Dimanova!
Dr. Plamina Dimanova successfully defended her thesis entitled "The corticolimbic brain circuitry and its association to well-being: current perspectives and intergenerational evidence" .
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Lauren Gaydosh
Early Life Course Exposure to Family Instability and Adult Health
December 8, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Dr. Dalila Figueiredo
The Effect of a Conditional Cash Transfer on Child Marriage: Evidence from Mexico
December 1, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Prof. Dr. Ulf Zölitz
Global Prevalence and Determinants of Child Corporal Punishment
November 24, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Prof. Dr. Moriah E. Thomason
How do Neural Networks of the Fetal Brain Tell us about the Past, Present and Future?
November 16, 2023, 16:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.02 (4th floor) -
Talk by Dr. Benjamin Arold
Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education
November 10, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Prof. Ana Costa-Ramón received a SNSF research grant
Congratulatons to Ana Costa-Ramón, who received a research grant of CHF 590’561.– from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for her project: "(Not) Thinking About the Future: Financial Awareness and Maternal Labor Force Participaton".
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Prof. Nora Raschle will give a talk as a part of the lecture series of the Volkshochschule Zürich
Lecture series on the topic "The brain in the course of life - from birth to puberty (part I)" starts on 25.10.23 and also includes a lecture by Nora Raschle on 1.11.23 on the sub-topic "The spurt after birth".
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Talk by Prof. Christine Lötscher
Teen Angst and eco-passions. Negotiating mental health on TV in times of Climate Crisis
November 3, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Online panel discussion on learning disabilities / learning difficulties
On Oct. 31, 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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Hair Analysis Workshop
The Risk and Resilience group of the Jacobs Center (PI: Prof. Lilly Shanahan) and the Experimental and Clinical Pharmacopsychology group at UZH Psychiatry (PI: Prof. Boris Quednow) co-hosted a workshop on "Hair data analysis: Psychology meets Toxicology" on October, 3, 2023. Experts from different disciplines came together to discuss their latest findings and methodologies in this area of research.
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20 years of research at the highest level
The Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development: Result of the trusted partnership between the University of Zurich and the Jacobs Foundation.
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Jacobs Foundation and Jacobs Center Symposium “Insights on the manyfold impacts of children’s context on their development”
On the occasion of the presentation of the 2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize and in honor of the laureate, Janet Currie, the Jacobs Foundation and the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development invite you to the symposium “Insights on the manyfold impacts of children’s context on their development” on November 17, 2023.
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5th z-proso International Research Network (zIReN) Meeting
The z-proso International Research Network (zIReN) met this year at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) in Freiburg i. Br. from 14th to 16th September 2023.
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Prof. Lilly Shanahan recently gave a keynote talk at the annual meeting of “Addiction Psychology Switzerland”
Prof. Lilly Shanahan recently gave a keynote talk entitled “Cannabis use from early adolescence into adulthood: Prevalence and outcomes” at the annual meeting of “Addiction Psychology Switzerland” in Zurich.
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Talk by Prof. Dr. Jeylan Mortimer
Extending the Status Attainment Paradigm:Recent Findings from the Youth Development Study
October 6, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
LEAPS – Call for Modules
As members of the Konsortium of the Zurich Learning Progress Study LEAPS we draw your attention to the following call for focus modules due by October 19.
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Marlis Buchmann received The William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development 2023
Congratulations to Prof. Marlis Buchmann, who received The William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development 2023. This award is provided by the Euopean Association for Developmental Psychology and was bestowed at the European Conference of Developmental Psychology held in Turku, Finland this year (August 28 to September 1).
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Hair Analysis Worshop, Klinik Lengg, Oct 3, 2023
Prof. Boris Quednov, Prof. Lilly Shanahan and Lydia Johnson-Ferguson will be hosting a workshop on the topic of hair analysis at the Klinik Lengg on the 3rd October.
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Nora Raschle elected as 2023 FENS Scholar
The FENS Kavli Network of Excellence (Federation of the European Neuroscience Society) has elected Nora Raschle as one of the 2023 FENS Scholars
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Presentation by Denis Ribeaud at the "Netzwerk Kinderschutz" Meeting
At the meeting of the "Netzwerk Kinderschutz" in Basel, Denis Ribeaud gave a presentation on the Zurich Youth Survey 2021.
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Nora Raschle on "SRF Kids on the Radio"
Prof. Dr. Nora Raschle was a guest on the podcast "SRF Kids im Radio" on 12.8. on the topic of "Anger, fear, nervousness - putting emotions under the microscope".
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Interview with Moritz Daum on a study by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute
SRF news interviewed Moritz Daum about the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute's "In Good Company" study.
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10 questions for Nora Raschle by the LIFE Newsletter
In the recent LIFE Newsletter Nora Raschle has been asked to answer 10 questions about science, research and science communication.
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Laura Bechtiger defended her PhD dissertation
Congratulations to Laura Bechtiger from the Risk and Resilience team who recently defended her dissertation entitled: “Pathways from Maternal Depressive Symptoms to Adolescent Well-Being: A 15-year Longitudinal Examination.” Congratulations, Laura – we are so proud of you!!!
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Young adult risk and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
What can we learn about adolescent and young adult risk and resilience from the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic? A new article by Prof. Lilly Shanahan and the Risk & Resilience and z-proso teams of the Jacobs Center in the journal «Adversity and Resilience Science» examines this question.
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Talk by Marlene Staginnus
Testing the Ecophenotype Model: Brain Structure in Conduct Disorder With and Without Childhood Maltreatment
May 12, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Dr. Marta Golin
Global Evidence on How Parents Raise their Children
May 5, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Dr. rer. nat. Tilman Reinelt
Self-regulation in early childhood
April 28, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Talk by Prof. Dr. Jonathan Jan Benjamin Mijs
The Social Life of Inequality: Why Unequal Countries Stay ThatWay (recorded talk)
April 21, 2023, 10:15 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.06 (4th floor) -
Project „Growing Brains“ funded by SNSF Agora and Cogito Foundation
Nora Raschle and Sabine Gysi received funding by SNSF Agora and the Cogito Foundation for their new science outreach initiative Growing Brains.
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SNF grant for Lilly Shanahan and Boris Quednow
Boris Quednow and Lilly Shanahan received an SNF grant for a new project that illuminates the role of early substance use on cognitive functioning in young adults.
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International impact of the z-proso project
On 13 March Manuel Eisner gave a seminar at the University of Cordoba that attracted substantial media attention in local and national news outlets.
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Michelle Loher presented a poster at the SNSF Corona Research Conference
Michelle Loher, PhD student in the Risk and Resilience area of the Jacobs Center (PI: Prof. Lilly Shanahan) presented a poster entitled “Young People’s Mental Health and Compliance with Public Health Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic” at the recent SNSF Corona Research Conference in Thun.
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CANCELED: Talk by Prof. Dr. Carolin Strobl
The “Botanical Garden” of Machine Learning - Understanding the Ideas behind Decision Trees and Random Forests
March 17, 2022, 10:15 h
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New Peer Mentoring Group "Brainfood"
Congratulatons to Plamina Dimanova, Réka Borbas, Nina Raduner and Nico Ehrhardt, early career researchers at the Jacobs Center, who received GRC funding to start a new peer mentoring group "Brainfood.
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SciComm activities at the upcoming BrainFair
This year’s BrainFair Zurich (March 13-18) has been organized in collaboration with the URPP AdaBD and will focus on recent research about learning. On the part of the Jacobs Center, Nora Raschle, Plamina Dimanova and others from the NMR Kids Lab as well as Lea Mörsdorf will contribute in various ways.
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Marlis Buchmann appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Turku, Finland
Marlis Buchmann was appointed Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Finland for two years
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Workshop at the Children's University of Zurich with Moritz Daum, Mirella Manfredi and Lea Mörsdorf
In the upcoming spring semester, Moritz Daum, Mirella Manfredi, and Lea Mörsdorf from the Jacobs Center will host a workshop for children on the brain "EEG: How and what the brain tells us". Sat, April 1, 10-12 p.m.