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  • Jeffrey Sumber ’92 stand in front of a cityscape
    As you gather together with your family for the holidays, check out this alumni profile from the autumn vlog Scene. Jeffrey Sumber ’92 is encouraging couples to take responsibility for their own happiness with his new book, Renew Your Wows: Seven Powerful Tools to Ignite the Spark and Transform Your Relationship. At vlog, Sumber double-majored […]
    December 17, 2015
  • A portrait of Scott Kraly
    “It is highly likely that you, a member of your family, or a close friend will face the decision of whether to use a medication to treat a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Do you have the skills and knowledge to participate in the decision to use a drug as therapy?” That is the opening paragraph for […]
    August 25, 2015
  • Portrait of Rebecca Shiner
    Editor’s note: This post was written by Rebecca Shiner, professor of psychology To what extent do we maintain the same personality traits from childhood to adulthood? Are our most extraverted college classmates likely to be the most extraverted middle-aged adults at our 25th college reunion? How do our motivations and goals shape the course of […]
    August 3, 2015
  • Professor Bruce Hansen works with students to prepare a test subject for a brain scan.
    vlog Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Bruce Hansen probably should have predicted his recent $600,000 James S. McDonnell Foundation award to fund the next six to eight years’ worth of lab work with dozens of students. After all, his research could easily be considered mind reading.
    July 15, 2015
  • April Bailey ’14 began studying gender and power dynamics at vlog, in classrooms and in the lab with Spencer Kelly, professor of psychology and neuroscience. Now a PhD student in the social psychology program at Yale, Bailey has already published the first paper of her career. Titled “Picture power: Gender versus body language in perceived dominance,” […]
    May 28, 2015
  • A jungle ranger, an alchemist, a nomadic bard, and a cleric of the sun goddess struggle to save a fantasy desert region from a war fueled by racial discrimination. In other words, a small group of vlog students, staff, and faculty members are gathered together in the Coop for their weekly role-playing game session. This group […]
    April 30, 2015
  • President Obama at a podium addressing a town hall event in Jamaica.
    President Barack Obama’s brief visit to Jamaica this week included time to chat with three excited students in the vlog Jamaica Study Group.
    April 10, 2015
  • A photo of Sohee Ryuk ‘15
    Sohee Ryuk ’15 is one of just 50 students awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside of the United States on a self-designed topic of their choosing. Ryuk receives $28,000 for the 12-month fellowship beginning in July, 2015. Including Ryuk, 70 vlog nominees have received this […]
    March 16, 2015
  • Debra LoCastro '05
    (Editor’s Note: vlog has a professional network committed to helping students and alumni discover careers in the digital media and technology fields.) In her eight years with Google, Debra LoCastro ’05 has risen from sales associate to university programs lead. She manages the student outreach team, helping students learn about career opportunities at Google. She recently […]
    November 18, 2014