Fast Company Originally Posted: June 19, 2015 HOW YOU MAY BE UNCONSCIOUSLY SHAPING YOUR CHILD’S CAREER CHOICES YOU MAY THINK YOU’RE ENCOURAGING YOUR CHILD’S DREAMS, BUT RESEARCH SHOWS THE TINY WAYS WE MAY BE NUDGING THEM IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. BY GWEN MORAN Ever since your son or daughter was little, you’ve been showering him or […]
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Three independent studies find women near peak fertility who desire to maintain body attractiveness are motivated to eat less — unlike women who are not near ovulation, using hormonal birth control, or not motivated to maintain body attractiveness Biology isn’t the only reason women eat less as they near ovulation, a time when they are […]
New York Magazine Originally Posted: May 29, 2015 So maybe you didn’t really get a glimpse of Drake during New Year’s in Vegas; that actually happened to your cousin. As it turns out, passing off someone else’s memories as your own is fairly common, at least among the undergraduate participants of a new study published […]
Congratulations to Lorelei Simpson Rowe , Ernest N. Jouriles and Renee McDonald, Department of Psychology. Their research “Reducing Sexual Victimization Among Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of My Voice, My Choice,” is among the most talked about articles in Clinical Psychology over the past 6 months. Read below for the full story. ————————————————————————————————– Elsevier May 29, […]
Time.com Originally Posted: May 9, 2015 The best way to pick a password or hiding spot you’ll remember is to choose one quickly because you want something that will return to mind quickly: Via Why We Make Mistakes: The key to picking a good hiding place is hiding place is making a quick connection between […]
By: Patricia Ward Originally Posted: May 4, 2015 A passion for innovation drives Leandre Johns ’02, general manager of Uber Technologies for North and West Texas. Johns returned to the Hilltop to discuss his trajectory from SMU student to tech executive in a conversation with Thomas DiPiero, dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, April […]
Learn why SMU alumnus Leandre Johns is driven to succeed as general manager for the ride-sharing service Uber, one of the world’s fastest-growing technology companies, when he joins SMU Dedman College Dean Thomas DiPiero in conversation Tuesday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. in McCord Auditorium, 306 Dallas Hall. “From SMU to Uber: A Conversation With […]
SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: March 24, 2015 You’re in the car with a guy you’ve been dating for three weeks. It’s dark out, rain beats down on your window and lightning flashes in the distance. He’s ready to take your relationship to the next level, but you want to wait. He says that if […]
Dallas Morning News By MELISSA REPKO Originally Posted: March 16, 2015 A boyfriend and girlfriend fighting at a party. A couple stumbling around in an alcohol-fueled stupor. A teen getting pressured to kiss someone who gave her a ride. Those scenarios are depicted in two programs developed by Southern Methodist University psychology professors to help […]
CBS DFW SMU researchers have created a tool to help women develop the confidence to say “no”. WATCH VIDEO