Human Ecology Forum articles from January 1998

Human Ecology Forum archives from January 1998

New screening method for personality disorder.
January 1, 1998... Although personality disorders can cause long-term suffering and disability, they are difficult to detect. As a result, many people go untreated. A new screening procedure, developed at Cornell University Medical College and tested at Cornell...

Breast cancer education effort benefits New York women. (Cornell Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk)
January 1, 1998... One of the most difficult problems for advocacy groups serving small communities is weeding out which information on the risk factors for developing breast cancer is truly trustworthy - and identifying nutritional and lifestyle changes that offer...

Who am I? (providing adoptees with access to their birth records)(includes related article on child welfare legislation)
January 1, 1998... A college study conducted among adoptive families shows that a majority feel that adoptees should have access to their birth records. The results may someday influence New York policy, which prevents adoptees from obtaining this information....

Children as witnesses. (developmental psychologist Stephen Ceci's research on the suggestibility of children's memory)(includes related article on making children quickly identify unfounded charges)
January 1, 1998... Only recently have children been allowed to give testimony in cases of child abuse. Lawyers, judges, social workers, and police officers are learning in workshops conducted by developmental psychologist Stephen Ceci how easily children's memories...

Shared Journeys, shared ideas. (College of Human Ecology, New York, NY)(includes related article on the National Exhibition of Contract Furniture)
January 1, 1998... Two and a half years of collaboration have taught Human Ecology students and the directors of Shared Journeys in New York City a lot about how to create innovative environments for people with special needs. The keys are time, thought, teamwork,...

Strong families, strong soldiers. (Cornell University's Family Life Development Center and Cornell Cooperative Extension)
January 1, 1998... Military life is not always an easy one, and the armed services have long made support and services for their families a priority. With the help of the college's Family Life Development Center and Cornell Cooperative Extension, they have been...

Health agencies benefit from student projects. (Cornell University's Sloan Program in Health Services Administration)
January 1, 1998... Health agencies and organizations collaborative with students in the Sloan Program in Health Services Administration on required long-term strategic planning projects. For the agency, this collaboration can sometimes make the difference between...

Mothers have favorite child. (research conducted by Cornell University and the Louisiana State University)
January 1, 1998... Some 80 percent of older moms admit they have a favorite among their grown children, according to a new Cornell University-Louisiana State University pilot study, and about 80 percent of children say they always knew it. But when asked which kid...

Gaps in test scores between race and class groups have narrowed. (mental test scores)
January 1, 1998... Intelligence test scores of whites compared with African Americans, and of the members of high compared with low socioeconomic groups, are not growing ever wider. This is contrary to often-reported arguments that Americans are getting dumber...