Hell is touching and being touched by other people. This is what we discovered in new research on how people suffering from social anxiety deal with seemingly positive emotional experiences. But before I dive into the details, let me offer insights into a silent epidemic.
In the movie Children of Men, declining public health leads to extreme social inequality.
IMAGE: Present-day racial biases may contribute to the pollution and devaluation of lower- and middle-class black communities, according to new research led by a UIC social psychologist.
Car Park is a sound installation presented as a pop-up park under a four-stall parking area off a downtown laneway.
Gordon Pennycook will receive the Alumni Gold Medal, which is given out for outstanding academic performance in a doctoral program.
Danielle Rice will receive the Arts Young Alumni Award.
Siobhan Sutherland will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies award at the Master's level.
The social and clinical psychology areas of the Department of Psychology have much to be proud of - and this week that includes the announcement of the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships for 2016. Two PhD students are among the recipients.
Researchers Gordon Pennycook, Derek Koehler, Nathaniel Barr and Jonathan Fugelsang accept their 2016 Ig Nobel prize at Harvard University for their University of Waterloo-based study called On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit. (Photo by Howard Cannon for The Globe and Mail)
