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Pictured left to right, Matt Krause, Julie Lauris, Laila Abdirahman, Inihya Vaughn and Samira Babiker cheer on the unicorn ice cream truck during the 13th annual PLASTCar competition, held Dec. 11 at Penn State Behrend.

Unicorn ice cream truck highlights vehicle field at PLASTCar competition

12/19/18

Held Dec. 11 at Penn State Behrend, the 13th annual PLASTCAR competition is the culmination of a semester-long project between Rolling Ridge and Diehl elementary school fifth- and sixth-graders and students from Behrend’s Plastics Engineering Technology and Psychology programs.

Liberal Arts student establishes Youth Enterprise Program in South Africa

11/21/18

Senior psychology and global and international studies major William Okrafo-Smart spent the past summer interning with a nonprofit in Cape Town, South Africa. He used his liberal arts education to establish a program that introduced local youth to entrepreneurship. Through the program, the children set up informal businesses to help their community.

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Does putting the brakes on outrage bottle up social change?

10/23/18

People often look at outrage as a negative emotion that has unproductive results. But, researchers are suggesting that two fields of psychology — moral psychology and intergroup psychology — may be combined to re-frame how outrage can have beneficial outcomes. Moral outrage, for example, may lead to increased voter registration and other forms of collective action.

$6.3 million grant will fund video library of moms and babies at play

9/10/18

A team of researchers led by Penn State and New York University faculty will collaborate to build a digital library of videos of mothers going about their daily activities with their children. A $6.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund the project, called Playing & Learning Across a Year (PLAY).

Ping Li

Psychologist to speak on how the brain learns languages, Sept. 11

8/30/18

How are cyber-enabled and computational methods helping researchers better understand how humans learn languages? Ping Li, Penn State professor of psychology, linguistics, and information sciences and technology, and associate director of the Institute for CyberScience, will share his perspective to kick off the ICS CyberScience Seminar series for 2018-19 on Sept. 11. The event is free and open to the public.

prenatal hormones

Hormones may affect girls’ interests, but not their gender identity or playmates

3/1/18

Prenatal exposure to androgens is not associated with girls spending more or less time with other girls, but was associated with an increased interest in activities that have traditionally been thought of as masculine, according to Penn State researchers, who say it supports the idea that gender development is complex and does not solely rely on either biological or social factors.

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Stigma increases risk of depression for people with Multiple Sclerosis

2/20/18

It's been known for some time that MS patients suffer high rates of depression compared to the general population. Now, researchers say that stigma may play a role in causing this depression. The research also indicates that forming strong social support can help alleviate some of the stigma and, hence, the depression.

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