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Psychology

experiment used by Boston University psychology professor Peter Blake where children were given 10 Starburst candies and asked them divide the candies into two bags, one to keep and one to give away

Psychology

Learning to Share

October 28, 2016

Howard Eichenbaum of the Center for Memory and Brain in his office and lab

psychiatry & psychology

CAS’s Eichenbaum Joins Ranks of Washington, Franklin, and Emerson

May 28, 2015

On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing thousands. This view shows Kathmandu’s Durbar Square before and after the earthquake, from opposite sides of the plaza.

Mental Health

Picking Up the Pieces

May 1, 2015

Shulamit Kahn, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Management

Science & Technology

A Changing Landscape for Women in Academic Science

March 2, 2015

Boston University BU, new director of Behavioral Medicine at Student Health Services, mental illness, stress management, psychology

Student Health Services

A New Leader for Behavioral Medicine

July 21, 2014

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, Sargent college nutrition center, registered dietician Jennifer Culbert,eating disorders anorexia nervosa bulimia orthorexia

Psychology

When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession

July 26, 2013

Aaron Hernandez murder charges, New England Patriots, Adam Naylor, sports psychology, Boston University BU

Faculty

Was Patriots’ Hernandez a Time Bomb?

July 2, 2013

cutting, self harm injury, self-harm, mental health, psychology, college student depression anxiety

University News

Cutting: The Self-Injury Puzzle

April 3, 2013

Boston University BU, student depression anxiety, menthal health trend, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, behavioral medicine, Student Health Services, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Active Minds, healthy minds study

Wellness

Depression, Anxiety Persistent Problems at Universities

March 22, 2013

Boston University BU, benefits weight lifting women, exercise, FitRec

Exercise

Women and Weight Lifting: It’s Good for You

March 6, 2013

Boston University BU, Center for Axiety and Related Disorders, problem preschoolers, web therapy parents, oppositional defiant disorder, parent-child interaction therapy PCIT, child clinical therapy research

psychiatry & psychology

Web Therapy for Problem Preschoolers

March 1, 2013

Allison Borges, Heather Murray, Boston University BU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program UROP, shame research

Health & Medicine

Dealing with Shame

February 4, 2013

Boston University BU, Sargent College SAR, director Kim Mueser, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, occupational therapy, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Schools and Colleges

Working for the Underdog

January 23, 2013

Boston University BU, faculty associate professor Kimberly Howard, School of Education SED, literacy and language, career development.

psychiatry & psychology

When I Grow Up

January 7, 2013

Edible Brain Competition, Neuropsychology, professor Alice Cronin-Golomb, Boston University

Psychology

Brain: It’s What’s for Dessert

December 19, 2012

Boston University BU, School of Management SMG associate professor Dean Research Fellow marketing Barbara Bickart, advice avoid mistakes shopping season, holiday shopping

Mental Health

Shopping Smart for the Holidays

December 11, 2012

Asperger’s Are Us sketch comedy troupe, Ethan Finlan, New-Michael Ingemi, Jack Hanke, Noah Britton

Nightlife

Asperger’s Are Us

November 30, 2012

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD in soldiers, U.S. Armed Forces, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

Apps

Reaching Vets Falling through the Cracks

November 12, 2012

Boston University BU Albert and Jesse Danielsen Institute 60th Anniversary

Psychology

BU’s Danielsen Institute Celebrates 60th Anniversary

October 5, 2012

Boston University BU psychology professor Donna Pincus, Growing Up Brave: Expert Strategies for Helping Your Child Overcome Fear, Stress, and Anxiety, childhood anxiety stress and stress

Health & Medicine

When the World Is Scarier Than It Should Be

October 3, 2012

When the World Is Scarier Than It Should Be