In The News: Department of Psychology

Think looks don’t matter in the classroom? Think again — a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study authored by a psychology graduate suggests students learn better from teachers they find attractive.

Think looks don’t matter in the classroom? Think again — a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study authored by a psychology graduate suggests students learn better from teachers they find attractive.
Coalition A.S. Color presents our second interview as part of our Out of Line Series. In this interview Veronica Miranda reconnects with a high school classmate, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, to discuss her experiences in grad school and her most recent research on microaggressions.
Many kids go through an "I hate school" phase. Find out how to get your student out of her funk.

The upside of 21st century life? The dizzying array of cool electronic gadgets we have that let us do just about anything anytime and anywhere we want. The downside of 21st century life? Having to wade through that dizzying array of cool electronic gadgets whenever the ones we already have go on the fritz.