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Scientists discover how brains change with new skills Research by Nathan Spreng and colleagues identifies a neural marker for the changes the brain undergoes during skill-training. |
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Three on faculty win Guggenheim fellowship Gary Evans, awarded Guggenheim fellowship, will write a book on poverty and child development. |
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Preschoolers can discern good sources of information from bad Research by Tamar Kushnir suggests that young children actively evaluate what people know and go to the “experts” for information they want. |
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Good night’s sleep linked to happiness Happiness is generally good for sleeping, but when a person’s happiness varies a lot in reaction to daily ups and downs, sleep suffers, suggests new research by Anthony Ong. |
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Asian-Americans often feel racial ‘microaggressions’ Research by Anthony Ong and Anthony Burrow finds Asian-Americans experience considerable everyday prejudice and discrimination. |
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Wang honored for research on Asian families Qi Wang received the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Research on Asian/Asian Americans award from the Society for Research on Child Development in April. |
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Undergrads unveil science savvy at 28th research forum Presentations by HD undergraduates comprised the majority of the CURB presentations from the College of Human Ecology! |
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Students win kudos, cash for service projects HD undergraduate, Sharjeel Chaudhry, receives Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award of behalf of the PATCH project. |
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Caring for difficult elders linked to caregivers’ poorer health HD graduate student Catherine Riffin is the lead author on a study that suggests tending to older loved ones who have bold personalities may be harmful to caregivers’ physical health. |
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