Psychology
The Forest and the Trees
Notre Dame research provides complementary angles on childhood adversity Steven King, 7, builds a tower with Lego blocks at Notre DameāsĀ William J. Shaw Center for Children and...
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A Remedy for Battered Hearts
How do you represent resilience? Is it Rosie the Riveter, her bicep flexed? Is it a diamond, one of the hardest substances on Earth? Or does resilience resemble hope, which Emily...
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The Lost Virtue
Ask people, āWho or what comes to mind when you hear the phrase āgreatness of soulā?ā and you will encounter blank looks and a confusing ragbag of replies. I know. Iāve...
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Playing for Keeps
It was a brutal game, one of those disheartening affairs when one team is clearly outgunned and overmatched. The other teamās pitcher was throwing bullets. Their batters were...
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Magic of the Mind
In this seminar from Reunion 2019, James Brockmole ā99, Professor of Psychology, Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Collegiate Chair, and Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, uses...
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Memory As We Grow Older
In this seminar from Reunion 2019, Professor Joshua Koen discusses recent research on memory and aging, and shares tips on what does (and doesnāt) aid memory later in life.
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Breastfeeding & IPV, Rome Global Gateway
A Notre Dame psychologist explains how breastfeeding can mitigate the impacts of intimate partner violence, or IPV. And, we return to the Eternal City, for a look at the layered...
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Pathways
A Notre Dame researcher discusses the relationship between the built environment and our habits, especially our eating habits. And, as hundreds seek a path to asylum in Italy...
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Small Changes to Cafeteria Design Can Get Kids to Eat Healthier, New Assessment Tool Finds
While a growing body of research suggests that small changes to a school environment can help reduce childhood obesity and improve nutrition, 80 percent of school-aged children...
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Avoiding Overconfidence Penalties and Planning Buildings
New research on confidence says nonverbal cues can help people avoid the social penalties of overconfidence. And, a collaboration between Notre Dameās School of Architecture and...
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Researcher to Improve Assessment Testing for High School Students
Ying Alison Cheng, associate professor of psychology and fellow of theĀ Institute for Educational InitiativesĀ (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame, will lead a $1.4 million...
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Sidestepping the Pitfalls of Overconfidence with Plausible Deniability
A fine line exists between confidence and arrogance, and many in positions of power āsuch as politicians and CEOs ā often are labeled arrogant. Although confidence can serve...
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