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The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate the most recent graduates student (Giordano and Tian) that have completed their long journey to a PhD.

Congratulations to Sylia Wilson, PhD, assistant professor, and McKnight Land-Grant Professor in the Institute of Child Development, for receiving a grant of $6 million for the…

Elaea Purmalietis, now a senior in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, was first introduced to the field of psychology by her mother, who herself…

Believe it or not, ghost hunting is a true hobby and belief for some. But, what does science have to say about the supernatural? In a Star Tribune article titled, “What is the…

Professor Patricia Lorcin presented “Gloria de Herrera: A Free Spirit in Troubled Times”

CLA recognizes English BA grad Paul Eaton, higher education scholar.

Many have heard of the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but what about Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG)? “Finding growth in the aftermath of post-traumatic stress…

Katerina Marcoulides, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and other UMN professors received funding from the National…

Congratulations to Robert F. Krueger, PhD, Hathaway Distinguished Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University…

At Prof. Mark Bells' urging, undergraduates Noah Thompson and Sydney Kakuk attended the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Kissinger Summer Academy. They…

While he is now president of Austin Peay State University, Alumnus Michael Licari (BA '93) still practices lessons learned as a UMN political science undergrad. “It’s the…

Evelyn views writing as a technology that plays just as significant a part in environmental change as do other technologies.

Grissom and Vrieze are examining questions of how much our lives are influenced by our genes and how much we are influenced by life experience.

Professor Emeritus Jack Zipes started a new publishing house that aims to bring back from obscurity out-of-print children’s books that address political issues, such as the…

Through nearly $15 million in Templeton Foundation funding, a new international cohort program led by philosophy researcher Alan Love aims to explore purposive-looking…

Professor Doug Hartmann talks with Dialogue Minnesota about the Public Life Project which aims to help students become better able to understand opposing viewpoints and engage…

Twin Cities Public Television's Mary Lahammer tours Pillsbury Hall, a 19th century architectural gem on the U of M campus.

Economics Professor Jeremy Lise is studying whether raising the minimum wage is the best way to lift low-wage workers

The four-year renovation process added the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub and spaces for student groups to meet to the building.

Minnesota Design Center director Thomas Fisher discusses how the renovated Pillsbury Hall can be read on multiple levels with Enter, a publication of the American Institute of…