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Rich Lee, PhD, speaks out about racist Prior Lake High School video and its psychological effects.

Justin Kracht is a graduate student in our Quantitative/Psychometric Methods (QPM) area and one of our outstanding students we are spotlighting in our Meet Our Students…

NPR quotes Dr. Christopher Federico on how bias can impact how individual jurors assess the same evidence differently.

Congratulations to Walter Wu for winning the CLA three-minute thesis competition!

Congratulations to Robert F. Krueger, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, for being named once again one of Clarivate Web of Science’s Highly Cited Researchers 2021!

Dr. Nicola Grissom shares insight into new research on sex bias in rats with an autism-linked gene.

Dr. Mark Snyder shares why volunteering is both beneficial for the volunteer and the organization.

Registration for Spring semester is here! We have you covered with research positions, meeting with faculty, and more.

Ever wondered what professors in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota listen to? A recent article by the Minnesota Daily titled, “Professors’ Playlist…

Congratulations to Cheryl Olman, PhD, associate and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and Jesse…

Hannah Schmitz is a recent graduate of our Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and the first alumni we are spotlighting in our new Alumni Spotlight.

Registration, events, and research, oh my! Get ready for registration season with the Scoop

CLA's Public Life Project will focus on creating civic engagement and developing open conversation among students on campus.

Finch, starring Tom Hanks, will be released on Apple TV+ on November 5, 2021. It's about a man who embarks on a moving journey to find a new home for his unlikely family - a…

"We need more people willing to question their own beliefs and the beliefs of others," says Associate Professor of Psychology Richard Landers, who helps organizations harness…

The Psych Scoop is sent to all Psychology undergraduate students and alumni every Tuesday throughout the academic school year. 

How Christine Cao was supported in her time at the College of Liberal Arts and prepared for a career.

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…