- Dec 22, 2025
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon
- Technology + Human Thriving
Scholars trace purpose through history to today’s insights
What is your purpose? It’s a question that you may have asked yourself before, perhaps using it as a compass for your life’s direction. Anthony Burrow, professor of psychology and director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR), studies purpose, a central, self-organizing life aim which influences one’s goals, behaviors, and sense of meaning. Studies show that purpose can positively impact one’s health, wellbeing and personal development.
People have theorized about purpose since
- Nov 10 ,2025
- by Adam Hoffman
- Psychology
- MVR 1250 Gallery
Our People, Our Stories Exhibit Opening
Come and celebrate and enjoy an interactive community youth and young adult art exhibit centered on LGBTQ+ chosen family.
Research conducted here at Cornell University and lived experience alike show that affirmation and connection are essential to well-being. Chosen families provide safe spaces to be fully seen and accepted, nurturing resilience, joy and self-worth. They help buffer against discrimination and loneliness, while fostering creativity, community and pride. For many queer and trans people, chosen family
Charles Brainerd
My research and teaching are interwoven so that the two activities reinforce each other and so that, to the greatest extent possible, the latest research findings are integrated into the courses I teach. Throughout my career, my research and teaching have revolved around a single broad theme: the scientific study of human cognition. I have concentrated most extensively on the development of cognitive processes in normal and atypical children, but I have also published considerable research
