Purpose Science & innovation Exchange at Cornell
@cornellpsix.bsky.social
We bring together researchers, communities, and policymakers to develop evidence-backed solutions to create a deeper understanding of purpose and how it affects everyone.
Part of @cornellbctr.bsky.social
Part of @cornellbctr.bsky.social
Our managing director, Kim Kopko, touched on why The Contribution Project, led by @purposecommons.bsky.social resonates with youth on CNN.
-human element and sense of connections
-youth want to engage and contribute and do good in the world
See the conversation:
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-human element and sense of connections
-youth want to engage and contribute and do good in the world
See the conversation:
video.snapstream.net/Play/6iMi4Rp...
CNN Newsroom - Kimberly Kopko
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October 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Our managing director, Kim Kopko, touched on why The Contribution Project, led by @purposecommons.bsky.social resonates with youth on CNN.
-human element and sense of connections
-youth want to engage and contribute and do good in the world
See the conversation:
video.snapstream.net/Play/6iMi4Rp...
-human element and sense of connections
-youth want to engage and contribute and do good in the world
See the conversation:
video.snapstream.net/Play/6iMi4Rp...
Our Anthony Burrow was on @cnn.com Saturday to talk about how purpose can be a catalyst for happiness. The Contribution Project is as an example of young people craving an opportunity to make a difference and how that benefits their mental health and well-being.
Watch: www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/h...
Watch: www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/h...
Finding happiness through purpose: Cornell study shows it’s not about the money | CNN
Dr. Anthony Burrow, Associate Professor of Psychology at Cornell University, joins Smerconish to discuss new research on the link between purpose and happiness.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Our Anthony Burrow was on @cnn.com Saturday to talk about how purpose can be a catalyst for happiness. The Contribution Project is as an example of young people craving an opportunity to make a difference and how that benefits their mental health and well-being.
Watch: www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/h...
Watch: www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/h...
Purpose as a path to happiness? Anthony Burrow told Dana Milbank from @washingtonpost.com that it can be. Of note, how The Contribution Project, launched at Cornell and now run by @purposecommons.bsky.social higlights positive effects contributors feel after making contributions. wapo.st/4nlKw7c
Column | A 6-year research project found a surprisingly simple route to happiness
How can we stay happy in an age gone mad, when it feels as though all is unstable? A study out of Cornell suggests a practical way to keep ourselves on a meaningful path — a happiness hack for our cha...
wapo.st
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Purpose as a path to happiness? Anthony Burrow told Dana Milbank from @washingtonpost.com that it can be. Of note, how The Contribution Project, launched at Cornell and now run by @purposecommons.bsky.social higlights positive effects contributors feel after making contributions. wapo.st/4nlKw7c
Say hello to our new researcher, Sarah Espinel! Sarah has immersed herself into our first research project, the National Youth Purpose Survey. Learn more about Sarah and give her a warm welcome!
psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/introdu...
psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/introdu...
Introducing our first researcher - Sarah Espinel — PSiX
The Purpose Science and innovation Exchange (PSiX) has hired its first researcher as it prepares to initiate work on its first research project, the National Youth Purpose Survey. Sarah Espinel co...
psix.bctr.cornell.edu
September 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Say hello to our new researcher, Sarah Espinel! Sarah has immersed herself into our first research project, the National Youth Purpose Survey. Learn more about Sarah and give her a warm welcome!
psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/introdu...
psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/introdu...
Say hello to the teams from PSiX and @purposecommons.bsky.social! We were in New York City to map out our upcoming efforts, an update on The Contribution Project, and set the wheels in motion for some exciting things on the horizon for youth, researchers, and anyone interested in purpose.
September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Say hello to the teams from PSiX and @purposecommons.bsky.social! We were in New York City to map out our upcoming efforts, an update on The Contribution Project, and set the wheels in motion for some exciting things on the horizon for youth, researchers, and anyone interested in purpose.
🚨We're looking for a Postdoctoral Associate!
Have a passion about understanding how young people develop a sense of purpose and identity? This could be the role for you!
Collaborate with an incredible PSiX research team at Cornell Human Ecology in Ithaca, NY. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30463
Have a passion about understanding how young people develop a sense of purpose and identity? This could be the role for you!
Collaborate with an incredible PSiX research team at Cornell Human Ecology in Ithaca, NY. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30463
Cornell University, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Job #AJO30463, WDR-000 Postdoctoral Associate, PSiX, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨We're looking for a Postdoctoral Associate!
Have a passion about understanding how young people develop a sense of purpose and identity? This could be the role for you!
Collaborate with an incredible PSiX research team at Cornell Human Ecology in Ithaca, NY. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30463
Have a passion about understanding how young people develop a sense of purpose and identity? This could be the role for you!
Collaborate with an incredible PSiX research team at Cornell Human Ecology in Ithaca, NY. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30463
Please give a warm welcome to Kim Kopko as she joins PSiX as our new managing director! Kim will be responsible for our day-to-day operations but will also shape our vision and strategy as we grow.
Read more about Kim and welcome her to PSiX: psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/psix-hi...
Read more about Kim and welcome her to PSiX: psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/psix-hi...
PSiX hires its first managing director - meet Kim Kopko — PSiX
She brings her expertise in parenting and youth development to PSiX.
psix.bctr.cornell.edu
August 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Please give a warm welcome to Kim Kopko as she joins PSiX as our new managing director! Kim will be responsible for our day-to-day operations but will also shape our vision and strategy as we grow.
Read more about Kim and welcome her to PSiX: psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/psix-hi...
Read more about Kim and welcome her to PSiX: psix.bctr.cornell.edu/blog/psix-hi...
We just received a $3 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to jump-start our purpose research efforts!
We'll be starting work on the National Youth Purpose Survey, which will measure how youth think and feel about purpose, the first survey of its kind!
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
We'll be starting work on the National Youth Purpose Survey, which will measure how youth think and feel about purpose, the first survey of its kind!
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Grant will fund first-of-its-kind National Youth Purpose Survey | Cornell Chronicle
The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange, an initiative in the College of Human Ecology that launched in April to study the burgeoning field of purpose, has received a $3 million grant from the Joh...
news.cornell.edu
August 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We just received a $3 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to jump-start our purpose research efforts!
We'll be starting work on the National Youth Purpose Survey, which will measure how youth think and feel about purpose, the first survey of its kind!
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
We'll be starting work on the National Youth Purpose Survey, which will measure how youth think and feel about purpose, the first survey of its kind!
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
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Cornell drives local economic growth in Ithaca and New York!
$23.2M raised in 2024 by Rev Startup Incubator, Praxis Center and Center for Life Science Ventures & $23M in research funding invested in our community.
See how we're boosting economies in Ithaca, NY and Tompkins County 📈 bit.ly/4mzigP5
$23.2M raised in 2024 by Rev Startup Incubator, Praxis Center and Center for Life Science Ventures & $23M in research funding invested in our community.
See how we're boosting economies in Ithaca, NY and Tompkins County 📈 bit.ly/4mzigP5
Snapshot shows Cornell’s impact on local economy | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell drives economic growth in Ithaca and region via student and visitor spending, increased entrepreneurship, taxes and fees, and contributions to local municipalities and nonprofits.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Cornell drives local economic growth in Ithaca and New York!
$23.2M raised in 2024 by Rev Startup Incubator, Praxis Center and Center for Life Science Ventures & $23M in research funding invested in our community.
See how we're boosting economies in Ithaca, NY and Tompkins County 📈 bit.ly/4mzigP5
$23.2M raised in 2024 by Rev Startup Incubator, Praxis Center and Center for Life Science Ventures & $23M in research funding invested in our community.
See how we're boosting economies in Ithaca, NY and Tompkins County 📈 bit.ly/4mzigP5
What we're reading this week:
A study of 17K Canadian teens shows feeling richer or poorer than peers shapes how much meaning teens feel in life—esp. for girls + gender-diverse youth in unequal schools.
It's not about $ — it's about belonging.
🧠 Thoughts?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
#YouthMentalHealth
A study of 17K Canadian teens shows feeling richer or poorer than peers shapes how much meaning teens feel in life—esp. for girls + gender-diverse youth in unequal schools.
It's not about $ — it's about belonging.
🧠 Thoughts?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
#YouthMentalHealth
doi.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What we're reading this week:
A study of 17K Canadian teens shows feeling richer or poorer than peers shapes how much meaning teens feel in life—esp. for girls + gender-diverse youth in unequal schools.
It's not about $ — it's about belonging.
🧠 Thoughts?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
#YouthMentalHealth
A study of 17K Canadian teens shows feeling richer or poorer than peers shapes how much meaning teens feel in life—esp. for girls + gender-diverse youth in unequal schools.
It's not about $ — it's about belonging.
🧠 Thoughts?
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
#YouthMentalHealth
What we’re reading this week at PSiX:
A recent study followed adults 50+ over 12 years and found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose tended to stay healthier over time.
📑 : doi.org/10.1177/0890...
❓ What gives you a sense of purpose these days—and how does it impact your well-being?
A recent study followed adults 50+ over 12 years and found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose tended to stay healthier over time.
📑 : doi.org/10.1177/0890...
❓ What gives you a sense of purpose these days—and how does it impact your well-being?
Linking sense of purpose and multiple markers of health in older adulthood: A bidirectional approach - Flavia S. Chereches, Gudrun R. Gudmundsdottir, Gabriel Olaru, 2025
Sense of purpose is a key construct explaining individual differences in health. However, much is still unclear about how sense of purpose and health affect eac...
doi.org
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
What we’re reading this week at PSiX:
A recent study followed adults 50+ over 12 years and found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose tended to stay healthier over time.
📑 : doi.org/10.1177/0890...
❓ What gives you a sense of purpose these days—and how does it impact your well-being?
A recent study followed adults 50+ over 12 years and found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose tended to stay healthier over time.
📑 : doi.org/10.1177/0890...
❓ What gives you a sense of purpose these days—and how does it impact your well-being?
It started in 2019 w/ 50 students. It's now a nationwide project that has a global impact.
The Contribution Project, powered by @cornellbctr.bsky.social, Purpose Commons and PSiX, has given over $500K to more than 1,300 people to make contributions of all types. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
The Contribution Project, powered by @cornellbctr.bsky.social, Purpose Commons and PSiX, has given over $500K to more than 1,300 people to make contributions of all types. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Finding purpose and beauty, Contribution Project expands its reach | Cornell Chronicle
The project - which has expanded to four SUNY schools and to younger kids nationally - has disbursed more than $500,000 to over 1,300 participants, bolstering young people's sense of agency, community...
news.cornell.edu
May 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It started in 2019 w/ 50 students. It's now a nationwide project that has a global impact.
The Contribution Project, powered by @cornellbctr.bsky.social, Purpose Commons and PSiX, has given over $500K to more than 1,300 people to make contributions of all types. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
The Contribution Project, powered by @cornellbctr.bsky.social, Purpose Commons and PSiX, has given over $500K to more than 1,300 people to make contributions of all types. news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Big news! We have officially launched! PSiX is focused on uniting research and the lived experience of purpose in concert with our friends at Purpose Commons.
More details in this story from the Cornell Chronicle:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Let's better understand the power of purpose!
More details in this story from the Cornell Chronicle:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Let's better understand the power of purpose!
New research initiative to focus on the power of purpose | Cornell Chronicle
A primary research focus for the new lab is understanding how young people develop a sense of purpose, and how it impacts their everyday experiences and contributes to their long-term development.
news.cornell.edu
April 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Big news! We have officially launched! PSiX is focused on uniting research and the lived experience of purpose in concert with our friends at Purpose Commons.
More details in this story from the Cornell Chronicle:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Let's better understand the power of purpose!
More details in this story from the Cornell Chronicle:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Let's better understand the power of purpose!