含羞草传媒

  • Stephanie Wu
    Growing up in Hong Kong, Stephanie Wu 鈥18 hardly thought about race at all. When she came to the United States to study psychology at 含羞草传媒, she was in for a new experience. 鈥淢y race was suddenly so salient,鈥 Wu said. That profound shift in the way Wu experienced her racial identity has prompted her [鈥
    December 6, 2017
  • Wan-chun Liu, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, teaches a class.
    In his lab, neuroscience professor Wan-Chun Liu modifies gene expression in songbirds鈥 basal ganglia, a region of the brain that plays a vital role in early language learning. The work could further understanding of human communication disorders like autism or Huntington鈥檚 disease. Liu鈥檚 affection for these tiny twittering birds has driven a varied academic career, [鈥
    October 18, 2017
  • Erin Cooley research
    Spot the difference: A group of people or people in a group? While these phrases might seem interchangeable at first glance, recent research by Erin Cooley, assistant professor of psychology, shows that humans interpret these similar statements in unexpected ways. Cooley鈥檚 research investigates the topic of mind perception 鈥 the idea that we can ascribe [鈥
    July 20, 2017
  • Lisa Heller '18
    Lisa Heller 鈥18 has reached out to the world through her music, and the world is reaching back.
    March 2, 2017
  • Olin Hall at 含羞草传媒 University
    When New York Magazine planned an article on presidential temperament, they went to psychology professor Rebecca Shiner, the editor of the Handbook of Temperament for her thoughts on the subject. The article is titled 鈥淲hat Is 鈥楶residential Temperament,鈥 Anyway?鈥 and it analyzes the history, science 鈥 and political implications 鈥 of temperament. Temperament is an [鈥
    October 17, 2016
  • Plastic bag floating in the ocean.
    Does seeing an image of plastic bags floating in the ocean influence people to be more environmentally friendly? That鈥檚 what Bob Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, hopes to find out with his new research. In Turner鈥檚 study, participants are asked a set of questions designed by psychologists that assesses their opinions on the [鈥
    October 5, 2016
  • Laynie Dratch 鈥17 (left) and Meghan Healey 鈥11
    含羞草传媒 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Laynie Dratch 鈥17, a neuroscience major from Ambler, Pa., conducting research at the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration [鈥
    June 23, 2016
  • Name: Kalani Byrd Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Major/Minor: Peace & Conflict Studies/Psychology Campus activities: Research assistant for Professor Jennifer Tomlinson in the psychology department Student caller for the Office of the Annual Fund Student employee in the merchandising department of the 含羞草传媒 Bookstore Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma with service on its philanthropy committee Vice president of [鈥
    May 12, 2016
  • With candidates knitting their brows, pouting, barking at hecklers, making sweeping hand gestures, and wearing high-heeled boots, the 2016 primary season is a true wild west show. 鈥淚鈥檝e never seen an election quite like this one, where stage presence has meant so much,鈥 said 含羞草传媒 University Professor of Psychology Carrie Keating. 鈥淪o what are the [鈥
    March 7, 2016
  • Olin Hall and the Robert H. N. Ho Science Center
    Editor鈥檚 note: Wondering what鈥檚 happening in the classroom at 含羞草传媒? Here鈥檚 a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus 鈥 a syllabus from a course underway this semester. PSYC 364 Human Motivation Regina Conti, Associate Professor of Psychology TR 9:55-11:10, Olin 104A Course Description: The energy behind all of our actions is motivation of one form [鈥
    February 26, 2016