In a small town in upstate New York, Cornell human development experts conduct research on topics from risk taking to how noise affects learning to the reliability of children's testimony.

Now, their research findings -- and how to apply them to everyday life -- are available to anyone -- anywhere -- through a new series of online pamphlets and videos.

Among the topics available:

• how overcrowding, poor housing and neighborhood quality influence children's learning and development;
• how to assess whether children's testimony in court (regarding maltreatment, for example) is reliable and how to protect children's memories during questioning;
• how to help dyslexic children read; and
• how to negotiate the changing parent-child relationship with college-age children (a video).

In the coming months, topics will include early language development, child abuse and autism.

To see what's available or to subscribe (for free), go to http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/HD/Outreach_extension/Resources.cfm.

The outreach project is supported by Smith Lever funds from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.