psychology

Shirola: Professors should include much-needed breaks in long classes

February 19, 2019

As someone who studies social sciences, most of my classes are 80 minutes or longer. It doesn’t seem like all that much time in hindsight, but those of us who have taken a class of that length know that...

Unicorn Cafe plays host to nearly 25-year early morning intellectual tradition

November 2, 2015

One icy morning in 1992, Steven Lubet and his Siberian Husky came upon a new cafe on Sherman Avenue. Looking for a cup of coffee, Lubet walked in and sat down. Twenty-three years later, he still returns...

Babies understand differences early on, Northwestern study finds

May 26, 2015

Babies can understand basic relationships before they can talk, according to a new Northwestern study. The study tested babies’ analogical ability, or the ability to see basic relationships between...

Burgwell Howard to leave Northwestern for position at Yale

April 10, 2015

Burgwell Howard, Northwestern’s assistant vice president for student engagement, will be leaving the University for a position at Yale University at the end of the school year. Howard accepted a job...

Neuroscience club forms to create major, dispel myths

September 21, 2014

A new student group focused on promoting a better understanding of neuroscience is working this year to make the discipline an undergraduate major at Northwestern. Founded during Spring Quarter 2014,...

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