Dr. Sara Algoe, director of the Love Consortium, was interviewed by The Washington Post, on science-backed-tips for relationships. #Valentinesday washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

Meet Taylor West, a Ph.D. candidate in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences UNC Psych & Neuro. She has received the Laura Mayer Summer Research Fellowship as she works to complete her dissertation on positive emotions stemming from interactions among strangers ow.ly/9Hli50P81eS

Our commitment to access and affordability continues at Carolina. We will provide free tuition and required fees for incoming undergraduates from North Carolina whose families make less than $80,000 per year beginning with the incoming class in 2024. unc.live/44BvkK4

Apply now! The UNC Diversifying Psychology Weekend (DPW) is an opportunity for talented ethnic/racial minority undergraduates and college graduates invested in pursuing doctoral-level training in psychology and neuroscience. psychology.unc.edu/diversifying-p…

🔎 Carolina experts Barbara Fredrickson of UNC Psych & Neuro and Allison Lazard of UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media are collaborating on a $3 million study to research how positive messaging on social media might reduce social isolation in young adults.

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Interesting article about intrusive thoughts featuring Dr. Jon Abramowitz.

Happy Fourth of July, Tar Heels! 🇺🇸

The NIMHD awarded UNC Hussman Associate Prof. Allison Lazard and UNC Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience Prof. Barbara Fredrickson a $3 million grant to support their interdisciplinary health communication research to combat isolation in young adults.

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Congratulations to the 2023 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize recipients Lydia Adams (psychology) and Su-Ji Cho (neuroscience). 👏👏 The Dashiell-Thurstone Prize is awarded each year for the best senior honors thesis, as judged by a faculty committee.

A presidential panel of the American Psychological Association recently issued a “Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence,” with ten recommendations for teens and parents. (The ten recommendations are listed below.)

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Generous financial support from the Girman Family Foundation will help UNC Psychiatry and @UNCPsych researchers develop and disseminate promising brain stimulation technology and cognitive behavioral treatments to combat the escalating opioid epidemic. stories.unc.edu/combatting-opi…

The BRANE Lab is hiring a new full-time Research Assistant! Apply by May 26th.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2023 psychology and neuroscience majors! We are incredibly proud of you and can't wait to see what you accomplish next. Congratulations!!

Sara Algoe's research on relationships is rooted in her 'find-remind-bind' theory, which posits that gratitude is the glue that holds couples together over time.

Learn more in the latest edition of Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine: magazine.college.unc.edu/news-article/g… UNC Psych & Neuro UNC Research

Congratulations to 2022-2023 Top 10 Scholar-Athlete Krista Junkkari (Women's Golf) and her faculty guest Dr. Eric Youngstrom from the Psychology & Neuroscience department.

2023 Science Writing and Communication club (SWAC) Spring Break Series Presents Dr. Ketih Payne, Wednesday, April 26 from 4 - 5 pm in 228 Davie Hall.

You are invited to The Health Humanities Journal's Spring 2023 Exhibition Night, Tuesday, April 25th at 5:30 PM in the Graham Memorial Kresge Common Room (GM-039, basement level)! Open to the public. In-person attendees will receive a free copy of the Spring 2023 issue at event.

As digital platforms have become entrenched in our lives, how can we best use Zoom and other digital platforms as we move into the future?

Read the story to see tips from Sara Algoe, UNC Psych & Neuro professor and director of the The Love Consortium.

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