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UMass Boston Professor’s Latest Book Finds a Mindful Way through Anxiety ›
Lizabeth Roemer researches physical, mental, and emotional responses to anxiety, with the intent of finding ways to help people live with this reaction.Tags: psychology, roemer, mindfulness
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Interest in Toys Predicts Effectiveness of Autism Treatment in Toddlers ›
Study coauthored by UMass Boston professor finds toddlers who played with a limited number of toys showed improvement in their communication skills.Tags: research, psychology, alice carter, autism, autism treatment, treating autism, toddlers
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At UMass Boston Infant Cognition Lab, Babies’ Memories Tested ›
Associate Professor of Psychology Zsuzsa Kaldy estimates she’s seen about 100 babies each year since the Infant Cognition Lab was created in 2003. -
New Graduate Programs on the Horizon ›
UMass Boston's faculty and administration have successfully proposed establishing six new graduate programs.Tags: research, science, the point, education, global, business, security, psychology, graduate studies
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Behavioral Epigenetics Takes Center Stage at UMass Boston Conference ›
Nearly 300 people working in neuroscience, behavioral sciences, drug addiction, and cellular and molecular biology attended a conference at UMass Boston.Tags: research, science, the point, biology, ed tronick, epigenetics
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Success in Reducing Urban Community Health Disparities on the Horizon ›
At the Horizon Center, UMass Boston functions as a ‘lab to the community,’ which involves listening to Roxbury residents and the health issues they face.Tags: research, community, health, science, public service, the point, public policy, diversity, urban, disparities
