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Psychology

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

Alice Cronin-Golomb, CAS professor of psychological and brain sciences, in her office

University News

Office Artifacts: Alice Cronin-Golomb

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

Tara Galovski and Amy Street sitting at table

Health & Medicine

Easing Transition to Civilian Life for Women Veterans

March 1, 2017

Photo of students walking on campus during a snow storm

Climate Change

Climate Change Skepticism May Hinge on Personal Experience

December 21, 2016

Jessica Stern, terrorism expert at Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies

Faculty

Explaining Violence: Lessons from Terrorists

November 14, 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

Howard Eichenbaum of the Center for Memory and Brain in his office and lab

Science & Technology

CAS’s Eichenbaum Joins Ranks of Washington, Franklin, and Emerson

May 28, 2015

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing thousands. This view shows Kathmandu’s Durbar Square before and after the earthquake, from opposite sides of the plaza.

Psychology

Picking Up the Pieces

May 1, 2015

Shulamit Kahn, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Management

Faculty

A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science

March 2, 2015

Boston University BU, new director of Behavioral Medicine at Student Health Services, mental illness, stress management, psychology

Wellness

A New Leader for Behavioral Medicine

July 21, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Sargent college nutrition center, registered dietician Jennifer Culbert,eating disorders anorexia nervosa bulimia orthorexia

Wellness

When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession

July 26, 2013

Aaron Hernandez murder charges, New England Patriots, Adam Naylor, sports psychology, Boston University BU

Mental Health

Was Patriots’ Hernandez a Time Bomb?

July 2, 2013

cutting, self harm injury, self-harm, mental health, psychology, college student depression anxiety

Mental Health

Cutting: The Self-Injury Puzzle

April 3, 2013

Boston University BU, student depression anxiety, menthal health trend, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, behavioral medicine, Student Health Services, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Active Minds, healthy minds study

Wellness

Depression, Anxiety Persistent Problems at Universities

March 22, 2013

Boston University BU, benefits weight lifting women, exercise, FitRec

FitRec

Women and Weight Lifting: It’s Good for You

March 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Center for Axiety and Related Disorders, problem preschoolers, web therapy parents, oppositional defiant disorder, parent-child interaction therapy PCIT, child clinical therapy research

Mental Health

Web Therapy for Problem Preschoolers

March 1, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, director Kim Mueser, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, occupational therapy, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Health & Medicine

Working for the Underdog

January 23, 2013

Boston University BU, faculty associate professor Kimberly Howard, School of Education SED, literacy and language, career development.

Psychology

When I Grow Up

January 7, 2013

Edible Brain Competition, Neuropsychology, professor Alice Cronin-Golomb, Boston University

Neuroscience

Brain: It’s What’s for Dessert

December 19, 2012

Brain: It’s What’s for Dessert