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Society & Culture
March 29, 2016 | 03:36 pm

Race, sex, and Allied power relations during WWII

Mary Louise Roberts talk, “The Leroy Henry Case: Sexual Violence and Allied Relations in Great Britain, 1944,” takes place on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 5 p.m. in the Hawkins-Carlson Room.

topics: Department of History, events, humanities, School of Arts and Sciences, sexual assault, World War II,
Society & Culture
February 1, 2016 | 12:35 pm

Teens are more caring when they feel support from others

A new study shows that values of social responsibility and caring for others decrease between the ages of 10 to 16. These decreases, however, are in concert with feelings of decreasing support from their parents, schools, and friends.

topics: community, Department of Psychology, Laura Wray-Lake, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, teenagers,
Society & Culture
November 25, 2015 | 09:52 am

Archaeologist to discuss West Africa’s slave castles

Syracuse University professor and author Christopher R. DeCorse will discuss how archaeology has shown that African cultures were both transformed and maintained throughout the Atlantic World.

topics: Department of Anthropology, events, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
November 5, 2015 | 10:24 am

What ‘drives’ curiosity research?

Scientists have been studying curiosity since the 19th century, but combining techniques from several fields now makes it possible for the first time to study it with full scientific rigor, according to the authors of a new paper.

topics: Benjamin Hayden, Celeste Kidd, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Natural Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
November 3, 2015 | 09:18 am

Harry Reis honored with career award

Psychology professor Harry Reis has been awarded the 2015 Career Contribution Award by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). The award honors scholars who have made major theoretical, methodological, or empirical contributions to the field.

topics: announcements, awards, Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 28, 2015 | 02:48 pm

Can we unconsciously ‘hear’ distance?

Because sound travels much more slowly than light, we can often see distant events before we hear them. That is why we can count the seconds between a lightning flash and its accompanying thunder. Now researchers in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have shown that our brains can also detect and process sound delays that are too short to be noticed consciously, and that we use that information to fine tune what our eyes see when estimating distance.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
October 9, 2015 | 03:54 pm

American Studies lecture explores religious doubt and modernity

Christopher White, associate professor of religion at Vassar College, will give the talk, “Doorways to Invisible Dimensions: Claude Bragdon’s Other-Worldly Art, the ‘Fourth Dimension’ and Modern Forms of Enchantment.”

topics: events, humanities, Multidisciplinary Studies Center,
Society & Culture
August 28, 2015 | 08:59 am

Confidence in parenting could help break cycle of abuse

Psychologists at the University’s Mt. Hope Family Center have found that mothers who experienced more types of maltreatment as children are more critical of their ability to parent successfully.

topics: child abuse, Mt. Hope Family Center, parenting,