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Psychology

Communications

Does Binge-Watching Netflix Warp Your View of the World?

March 6, 2019

Woman taking photo of fall spicy pumpkin soup with herbs, croutons and sunflower seeds. Trendy instagram photo shot. Top view, flat lay style. Copy space

Nutrition

Orthorexia: Eating Clean, but Crumbling on the Inside

March 5, 2019

Wendy Coster (left) and Gael Orsmond (right)

Autism

Life after High School

December 3, 2018

A child watches as students get on a yellow school bus

Psychology

BU Spearheads Largest-Ever Study of Child Anxiety

September 25, 2018

Two women take a selfie with an iphone

Social Media

Social Media–Filtered Pics Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

August 7, 2018

Doctoral student Chelsey Bowman was awarded an NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant to survey college athletes about their attitudes regarding sexual violence on campus. Her research may lead to bystander training programs that teach athletes how to prevent sexual violence.

Education

Bystander Intervention: Can College Athletes Prevent Assault?

May 12, 2017

Portrait of terrorism expert Jessica Stern, a research professor at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Social Sciences

Why Terrorists Kill

April 13, 2017

Steven Sandage, director of research at BU’s Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute, is involved in a two-year study researching humility among religious leaders.

Psychology

Studying the Benefits of Humility

March 27, 2017

Photo of students walking on campus during a snow storm

Climate Change

Climate Change Skepticism May Hinge on Personal Experience

December 21, 2016

experiment used by Boston University psychology professor Peter Blake where children were given 10 Starburst candies and asked them divide the candies into two bags, one to keep and one to give away

Psychology

Learning to Share

October 28, 2016

Learning to Share