Psychology
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Psychology professor Phillip Hammack wins W.T. Grant Foundation grant
Phillip Hammack, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of psychology, is one of five young professors in the U.S. selected for five-year $350,000 research grants from the William T. Grant Scholars program.
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After the breakup in a digital world: Purging social media memories
The era is long gone when a romantic breakup meant ripped-up photos and burned love letters. Digital photos and emails can be deleted but what about digital records of a beloved that lurk on Facebook, tumblr, and flicker?
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Boogie-woogie sea lion goes viral
The American people are going ga-ga for Ronan the beat-keeping sea lion, who has been featured on “Weekend Edition Saturday” on National Public Radio, and as the answer to a question on the NPR news quiz show “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”
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Domhoff’s power structure research featured in urban affairs session
A plenary session is devoted to the groundbreaking research into urban power structures by UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Sociology G. William Domhoff when the Urban Affairs Association holds its 43rd annual conference this week in San Francisco.
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Sea lion defies theory and keeps the beat
Scientists trained a sea lion to bob her head in time with rhythmic sounds, the first example of beat keeping in a non-human mammal.
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Free screening of ‘Doctors of the Dark Side’ set for Jan. 30 at UCSC
A free screening of “Doctors of the Dark Side,” the award-winning documentary that examines the critical role of psychologists and physicians in the torture of detainees in U.S. controlled military prisons, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 30 at the Merrill Cultural Center, on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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Popping the question is his job
In a survey of young people, researchers at UC Santa Cruz report that both women and men tend to hold traditional views when it comes to marriage proposals.
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Cowell alum elected president of the California Psychological Association
Robert deMayo (Cowell, psychology, ’78) has been elected president of the California Psychological Association, one of the largest professional associations representing psychologists in the nation.
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Early Education Services wins funding to expand hours, services for students
A $165,000 grant to Early Education Services at UC Santa Cruz has enabled the program to extend childcare hours for students’ children and provide an observation room for developmental psychology research.
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Social Sciences division honors teaching, staff, and scholarship
Social Science faculty, staff, and students honored for outstanding achievement, teaching excellence, and scholarship.
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Memorials honoring Aaronette White set for October 3 and 18
Memorial celebrations of the life of Professor Aaronette White are scheduled for October 3 and 18 on the UC Santa Cruz campus.