News
Dr. Kristina Rapuano’s new study in PNAS on brain microstructure predicting later weight gain in children is highlighted
10/2020
Dr. Casey's work on the emerging adult brain is highlighted in the New Yorker:
06/2020
Dr. Casey says long sentences for juvenile offenders is challenged by evidence from developmental science
09/2019
See Dr. Casey's article highlighted in https://www.searchlightnm.org/life-behind-bars
Dr. Casey receives the 2019 Huttenlocher lecture award for outstanding contributions in the field of Developmental Cognitve Neuroscience from Flux: The Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
08/2019
Work by Dr. Casey and former students, Dr. Ali Cohen and Michael Dreyfuss, showing reactive action of young people under threat is highlighted by NBC News
05/2019
See coverage of recent work highlighted by NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/students-who-tackle-shooters-die-heroes-some-experts-worry-we-n1003951
Dr. Casey’s article in Neuron on Healthy Development as a Human Right: Lessons from Developmental Science
05/2019
See Dr. Casey highlighted in Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cognitive-neuroscientist-warns-us-ju...
Healthy brain development is a human right, argues Dr. Casey
05/2019
See Dr. Casey’s article in Neuron highlighted in https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/cp-hbd051619.php
Graduate Student Estée Rubien-Thomas receives SPSP Diversity Travel Award
02/2019
PhD student Estée Rubien-Thomas was recently awarded a travel award to attend and present her research at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, which will take place in Portland, OR this winter.
ABCD Study Highlighted in 60 Minutes & New York Times
12/2018
See NY Times coverage of recent work by the ABCD study on screen time: Is Screen Time Bad for Kid’s Brains?