Brain Trust: Ralph Greenspan of Cognitive Science and Biology helped make the Cal-BRAIN program a reality and co-authored an op-ed on the importance of brain research. Andrea Chiba, also of Cognitive Science, is a recipient of an NSF award that’s part of the national BRAIN Initiative; she will pursue a project on “socially situated neuroscience.”
Workplace bias against parents hurts non-parents, too, finds a new sociology study led by UC San Diego professor Mary Blair-Loy and doctoral alum Erin Cech. But take heart, a study by economist Gordon Dahl suggests that taking paternity leave makes other dads more likely to do the same.
Professor and chair of Education Studies Alan Daly examines in the Washington Post why building relationships is vital in school reform.
No surprise to dog owners: New psychology study, by UC San Diego professor and alum Christine Harris and former honors student Caroline Prouvost, finds dogs can act jealous, suggesting primordial origins for the “green-eyed monster.”
Sociologist John Skrentny examines racial realism in a New York Times op-ed and his new book, “After Civil Rights: Racial Realism in the New American Workplace.”
Do you consider your friends your family? If so, you may be on to something according to a new study that reveals genetic similarities among unrelated friends. Study co-author James Fowler of Political Science was also just named one of the Politico 50.
Want your child to be a “helper”? Then choose your words carefully. A new study suggests that adults’ word choice can make a big difference in getting children to be more helpful. (It works with grown-ups too.)
Contributing to the public good: UC San Diego was rated the No. 1 college in the nation for the fifth consecutive year in Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings measuring universities’ contributions to the public good.
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