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The case for adding a midday nap to sixth grade

June 10, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Futurity, June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager: 5 fast facts you need to know

June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in Heavy, June 10, 2019

Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will be the first woman to lead a US Army infantry division

June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in Bustle, June 10, 2019

Returns of War

June 7, 2019

Long T. Bui, global and international studies, on New Books Network, June 7, 2019 (Audio)

New evidence of age bias in hiring, and a push to fight it

June 7, 2019

David Neumark, economics, via The New York Times, SF Gate, and StarTribune June 7, 2019

Afternoon naps can boost kid's happiness, IQ: Study

June 7, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via The Indian Express (PTI), June 7, 2019

The fate of Trump's economy now hinges on the Federal Reserve, the agency the president called 'crazy'

June 6, 2019

Gary Richardson, economics, in The Washington Post and SF Gate June 6, 2019

School children take a nap are happier, and do better in school

June 5, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Moms, June 5, 2019

HOAs are popular where prejudice is strong and government is weak

June 4, 2019

Matt Freedman, economics, via CityLab, June 4, 2019

From filmmaking to the philosophy of science

June 4, 2019

An interview with philosopher, modeler, and feminist Cailin O'Connor, courtesy of Psychology Today

Midday naps lead to happy children with higher IQs, improved academic performances

June 3, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Tech Times, June 3, 2019

Children who take naps become smarter, have less behavior problems

June 3, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via Medical Daily, June 3, 2019

Afternoon naps can boost kid's happiness, IQ: study

June 2, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via The Week, June 2, 2019

'Fearing the Black Body'

May 30, 2019

Sabrina Strings, sociology, via WNYC, May 30, 2019 (Audio)

IBM, MIT, and Harvard's AI uses grammar rules to catch linguistic nuances of U.S. English

May 29, 2019

Richard Futrell, lang sci, in Venturebeat May 29, 2019

Decolonizing scholarly data and publishing infrastructures

May 29, 2019

Angela Okune, anthro, via Africa at LSE, May 29, 2019 (Opinion)

Words actually can hurt, according to UCI researchers' study of political rhetoric

May 29, 2019

Leo Chavez and Belinda Campos, Chicano/Latino studies, via Daily Pilot, May 29, 2019

The universe as cosmic dashboard

May 24, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, via Scientific American, May 24, 2019 (Opinion)

India elections, rethinking dying, emotional signature

May 23, 2019

Dorothy Solinger, poli sci, via BYU Radio/Top of Mind with Julie Rose, May 23, 2019 (Audio)

Professor baseball: Edwin Amenta [People Issue 2019]

May 23, 2019

Edwin Amenta, sociology, via OC Weekly, May 23, 2019

How dare she dash in for muffins?

May 22, 2019

Research by Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, in The Washington Post, May 22, 2019

The line between high school and college is blurring, but is that really a good thing?

May 22, 2019

Marilyn Garcia, sociology grad students, featured in MarketWatch, May 22, 2019

As young girls they fled two different countries. In L.A. they found a friendship without borders

May 18, 2019

Los Angeles Times, May 18, 2019

A Nazi controversy deep in the solar system

May 17, 2019

Valerie Olson, anthropology, in The Atlantic, May 17, 2019

Around town: Field of honor flag display returns to Newport Beach

May 16, 2019

Felipe Hernandez, alumnus, in the Daily Pilot, May 16, 2019

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