psychology News Archive
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Op-ed: And then came COVID-19
November 2, 2020 —
Researchers from the University of Manitoba’s departments of psychology and clinical health psychology explore commonly held storylines
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CBC: Mental health and health care workers
October 14, 2020 —
Psychology professor provides insights
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Washington Post: Authoritarian Nightmare
October 2, 2020 —
Retired psychology professor's book getting noted
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Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too
August 17, 2020 —
The potential long-term consequences on children from increased parental stress, anxiety and depression are only beginning to be understood.
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Faculty of Arts
Meet the 2020 Faculty of Arts Gold Medal Recipients
June 26, 2020 —
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to present the 2020 academic medal winners. Their achievements are recognized in the Spring 2020 virtual convocation ceremony.
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Students
Passion for social justice leads Psychology student to award
June 24, 2020 —
Ariane Freynet-Gagné received a 2020 3M National Student Fellowship from the Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
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Five Vanier Scholars will call UM home in 2020
June 19, 2020 —
Considered to be the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom’s Rhodes Scholarships, these $150,000 awards will help recruit and keep top doctoral students from across the country and around the world
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Why a little baby talk is good for your toddler
May 4, 2020 —
Project brought together researchers from 16 countries around the world
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Try these 8 tips to reduce parenting stress during the coronavirus pandemic
April 17, 2020 —
Parenting can be tough at the best of times, but family life has changed dramatically during social isolation that’s been mandated by COVID-19. The good news is that children thrive in an incredible variety of settings.
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Largest-ever study on infants’ speech preference reports findings
March 17, 2020 —
Demonstrated that babies do indeed prefer it when you speak in a high-pitched, sing-song voice.