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05/21/12

What Accounts for the Recent Increase in Bullying Awareness? Prof. Cornell Talks to News

There's been a rising swell of attention paid to school bullying and changes are being made in K-12 education. ... read more

05/17/12

Languages Across Borders Audio Posted

The Youth-Nex Works In Progress talk focused on building positive cross-linguistic and cross-cultural networks in high schools. ... read more

05/15/12

Youth-Nex Researchers Use High Tech Tools to Improve Driving for Autistic Teens

By tracking the minute movements of the eye, scientists hope to gain new insights into how well high-functioning autistic teenagers can cope with the unexpected hazards encountered behind the wheel. ... read more

05/14/12

City of Promise Celebrated

Youth-Nex partnered with the community — a team of parents, youth, neighbors, schools, service providers, and local government —in an initiative to create a continuum of services comprised of the best resources for children and youth. ... read more

05/11/12

Youth-Nex RA Makes Headlines

Marcus Hall has taken advantage of virtually every opportunity he has come across since arriving at the University of Virginia in the summer of 2008.... ... read more

05/04/12

Curry Project Quoted as Beleaguered School Applies Violence Prevention Tactics

Anyone who approaches Lindhurst High School today is stopped hundreds of feet from administration buildings and classrooms and asked about their business on campus. ... read more

05/03/12

Prof. Cornell Consulted on State of Campus Safety Since VA Tech Violence

"The establishment of threat assessment teams in Virginia are a huge step forward. However, we still have work to do...," said Cornell. ... read more

04/24/12

Curry Prof Speaks to Wall Street Journal about School Violence

Cornell commented on the University of Pittsburgh's strategy change dealing with threats. ... read more

04/20/12

Study: Students Fare Better in Schools that Don’t Apply Automatic Expulsion

A new University of Virginia study has found that careful assessment and measured action is a more effective response to school violence than a one-size-fits-all, zero-tolerance approach.

04/11/12

Ed School Prof. Consulted on Fluvanna Suicide

"Risk factors can go unnoticed by friends and family. But there is rarely a single factor to blame," said Cornell. ... read more

04/06/12

Audio Posted for Robert McMahon Presentation

Children who begin to engage in high levels of conduct problem behaviors during the preschool and early school-age periods are at significant risk. ... read more

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