New Science, New Solutions: Changing the Future for At-Risk Youth

Can science, ethics, and law identify new pathways out of poverty? Anna Deavere Smith hosts a panel of leading thinkers to explore new approaches to one of society’s most intractable problems. Join us for a lively conversation about how programs, policies, and scientific research are paving the way for new solutions that address poverty, injustice, and inequality.#socialjustice #socialscience #science #atriskyouth #povertyPanelists include Ana Bermúdez, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Probation; Frances Champagne, associate professor of psychology at Columbia University; Fagan Harris, co-founder of Baltimore Corps; Bruce McEwen, the Alfred E. Mirsky Professor at Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University; and Dorothy Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Host Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor, as well as a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum.© American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY