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When in Rome ... Teach (and Eat Pizza)
University NewsThis year Dr. Tonia Bock, whose area of research is moral development in adolescence and emerging adulthood, spent six weeks in Rome at John Cabot University, an American-accredited university. She taught a class of 11 study-abroad students during a five-week session in July.
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Student Study Finds Snow Monkeys Just Wanna Have Fun
University NewsSt. Thomas seniors Paige Peterson, Chelsea Mills and Alex Mathison studied six hours of recorded video footage of the Minnesota Zoo snow monkeys to discover how parental interference influences their play behavior -
Are You a Good Person? The Notion of Moral Identity
To what degree is each of us a good person? Well, researchers of moral psychology want to know not only the degree to which each of us is a good person but also how we generally become good people. -
Three Faculty Earn Tenure; 11 Faculty Earn Tenure With Promotion
University NewsDr. Susan Huber, executive vice president and chief academic officer, announces the faculty members who have been granted tenure or tenure with promotion. -
Studying the Sleep Habits of College Students
University NewsRoxanne Prichard studies how and when we sleep and the environmental, biological and psychological variables that impede sleep. Simply put, she studeies what is it that makes us go to sleep and wake up when we do and the factors that interfere with that process. -
Dr. Elise Amel Promoted to Full Professor
University NewsThe recommendation for promotion was made by the Tenure and Promotion Committee at its December 2012 meeting. -
How Green Ideas Take Root
Sustainability & EnvironmentSo, a social psychologist, a cognitive psychologist and an industrial psychologist walk into the woods … and what emerges is a strong research collaboration that links psychology with one of the most significant challenges of our time – solving environmental problems The fundamental cause of all “environmental problems” is human behavior. These problems are happening… -
Gather Us In: A UST Legacy of Civil Discourse
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Hope in the Age of HIV/AIDS
More than 1,000 students from 50 classes have been involved in helping those who suffer from HIV/AIDS -
Anonymous No More
Compelled to forge complex career paths, these women channeled their love for psychology into unique and lasting contributions.