September 25, 2024
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Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
Making a personality change could help you live the life you want. lechatnoir/E+ via Getty Images Shannon Sauer-Zavala, University of ... -
Is ‘coaching’ a shortcut to mental health care? Not so fast − here are key differences
Life coaching can provide helpful services for some people, but scrutiny is needed. The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images Emily ...September 1, 2024 -
What links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism
Aging is inevitable, but there are some ways to slow down decline. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images Melanie R. McReynolds, Penn ...September 1, 2024 -
‘Time poverty’ can keep college students from graduating − especially if they have jobs or children to care for
Black women are among the demographics with the least time for college. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Claire Wladis, CUNY ...September 1, 2024 -
3 strategies to help college students pick the right major the first time around and avoid some big hassles
Rachael Cody, University of Connecticut Not long after new college students have finished choosing the college that is right for them, they are ...August 12, 2024 -
If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change
Escalating the language might work in a rally, but the general public isn’t as swayed by it, a new study show. Erik McGregor/LightRocket ...August 12, 2024 -
‘Violated’: Engineering professor found her name on four papers she didn’t write
On a Friday in July, Laura Schaefer Googled herself to find her ORCID researcher ID for a paper submission. To her ...August 12, 2024 -
Real equity in math education is about more than good grades and test scores
Most Americans report they don’t know enough math to make routine financial decisions. Antenna/fStop via Getty Images Megan Staples, ...July 29, 2024