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The Uncharted Odyssey: Navigating the Complex World of Adolescence

September 15, 2023

Students 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.

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Supporting Youth as They Go Back to School

August 25, 2023

Digital 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.

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Developing Youth Engagement Programs to Help Young People Thrive

March 29, 2023

In our new blog post, we recap our recent youth engagement webinar, where panelists shared tips for building youth engagement programs that help young people (and those who serve them) succeed.

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Adolescence Across the Animal Kingdom

January 6, 2023

We talked with NSCA member and UC Berkeley neuroscientist Linda Wilbrecht about how insights from the animal kingdom can shift our perspective on the importance of our own human adolescent years.

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Friendships & School Diversity

September 23, 2022

Students from the UCLA Summer Research Bootcamp share what they learned about the importance of friendships during adolescence and the added benefits of ethnic diversity within those friendships.

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Teens Learn About Teen Learning

September 23, 2022

Students from the 2022 UCLA Summer Research Boot Camp describe how learning about adolescent development taught them to look deeper into the issues around them and use data to find solutions.

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How Can We Enhance Belonging to Promote Exploration?

July 14, 2022

This was the fourth and final question tackled at our first annual Brain Development Symposium by panelists Nancy Deutsch, PhD, Director of Youth-Nex at the University of Virginia, and Joyce Pae, Principal at the Chicago Academy K-8 School.

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Is Failure Good for Exploration and Learning?

June 23, 2022

At our first annual Adolescent Brain Development Symposium we asked experts Dr. Catherine Hartley and Dr. Ken Ginsburg about how mistakes and unexpected outcomes can help us thrive.

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How Can We Support Risk Taking During Adolescence?

June 13, 2022

At our first annual Adolescent Brain Development Symposium we asked experts Molly Pencke, manager of the Bezos Scholars Program, and Wouter van den Bos, PhD, faculty at the University of Amsterdam.

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A “Sweet Spot” for Navigating Uncertainty

June 3, 2022

A study from researchers at UC Berkeley found that 13- to 15-year-olds appear to be better than younger children or adults at navigating unpredictability and uncertainty.

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