Psychological Sciences

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Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds

'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'

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Professor of Psychological Sciences Marie Coppola in D.C. To Work on Disability Policy

She is working at the National Science Foundation as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow

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Dana Parrott reflects on her time at UConn

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UConn’s Connect Project Explores Language Abilities in Autism

Standardized language assessments might be overlooking crucial aspects of language processing in autistic individuals

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Talkative Parents a Key Factor in Children’s Language Development

A major new study finds that socioeconomic status and gender don't play roles in language development, but adult talk does

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InCHIP Seeds New Projects Aimed at Improving Human Health

InCHIP has funded seven innovative pilot studies that aim to improve public and human health and wellbeing consistent with UConn's mission

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UConn Places Highly In Various National Rankings

UConn is considered one of the top public research institutions in the country and the rankings it has consistently received in the last year only reinforce that point

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Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Lucie Lopez, CLAS ‘24

Using psychology to support the experiences of K-12 students motivates this hardworking researcher

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CLAS Scholars Bring New Expertise to UConn

Nearly 40 new tenure-track faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Meet the Researcher: Marie Coppola, CLAS

Coppola’s language research with deaf people in Nicaragua sheds light on how linguistic structures and communities are formed