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This is the third of three Centre for Teaching Excellence Teaching Stories that will appear in the Daily Bulletin this week. The full versions of each piece first appeared on the Centre for Teaching Excellence's website.

The Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology has announced that John Holmes has been added to the Heritage Fund Wall of Fame. The Heritage Fund Initiative was instituted to honour the legacy of social psychology’s most important scholars. John is only the ninth scholar honoured in this way, joining such luminaries as Jack Brehm, Elliot Aronson, and Harold Kelley.

Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard-type animal vocabulary books, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

“Marketers tell parents and educators that vocabulary books are more educational, so picture books are often dismissed as being just for fun,” said the study’s author, Professor Daniela O’Neill. “But our findings show that reading picture books with kids exposes them to information about animals in a way that allows children to readily apply this knowledge more broadly. This is key to learning.”

The Earth is our home too, printed by preschoolers

Some of the University of Waterloo's youngest students are well on their way to becoming environmentally conscious artists.

Three professors were recognized for their outstanding work in the classroom with the Federation of Students' newly established Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Awards. Dr. Josh Neufeld, Dr. Richard Ennis, and Dr. Chad Wriglesworth received their awards at the Feds Leadership Awards Banquet on April 2. As the professor with the most votes, Feds nominated Dr. Josh Neufeld to also receive the Teaching Excellence Award at the prestigious Partners in Higher Education event hosted by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) on April 8.

A published study led by Erin Fallis, a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology, is receiving an abundance of media attention worldwide. In just a few days, the study's findings have been featured in over 240 articles and broadcasts. According to UWaterloo Media Relations, it means this Waterloo Arts research story has reached an estimated 4 million readers and viewers around the globe.

Nathaniel Barr, a graduate student in the Cognitive Area, is one of three recipients of the 2014 Amit & Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student. You can read more in the March 25, 2014 University of Waterloo Daily Bulletin.

Retired professor, Michael Ross, a social psychologist, was in the news this week with his surprising findings that challenge assumptions about seniors as most vulnerable to fraud or online scams.

Here is an excerpt from the National Post story, Middle-aged people actually more likely to fall victim to con artists than ‘risk averse’ senior citizens, study says:

During the fall Liz Nilsen (Clinical division; cognitive development) had two studies published on her research into communication challenges for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Professor Britt Anderson had a textbook published.

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John Holmes receives prestigious honour

Picture books are educational for children

Preschoolers hold Earth Day art show

Profs lauded for teaching with new Feds award

Psychology study on sexual satisfaction receives worldwide attention

Nathaniel Barr recipient of Teaching Award

Prof. Emeritus Michael Ross in media with findings on fraud and seniors’ risk aversion

Elizabeth Nilsen studies ADHD and difficulties with conversational cues

Britt Anderson published textbook