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Meaningful Conversation Matters More Than Location on First Dates

Daisi Brand, a psychology Ph.D. student at UGA, is shedding new light on what really makes first dates successful. Her research shows that it’s not the setting that matters most, but the quality of the conversation and the connection you build.

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Show Up, Connect, Repeat: How Live Events Fight Loneliness

New research from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University, led by Richard Slatcher and Julianne Holt-Lunstad, finds that attending live, in-person events, especially with friends and on a recurring basis, boosts social connection and helps combat loneliness.

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Dr. Allison L. Skinner Receives Innovative Teaching Award from SPSSI

We are proud to announce that Dr. Allison L.

Psychology’s Brian Bauer joins UGA Faculty Innovation Fellows Program

Assistant Professor Brian Bauer is one of seven University of Georgia faculty members selected to join the Innovation Fellows Program in its inaugural faculty cohort:

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Psychology Offers Study Abroad in Amsterdam for First-Year Students

Connect Abroad–Immerse: Psychology in Amsterdam

By Susan Ambrosetti