含羞草研究所

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  • Professor Julia Martinez is looking forward to July 4, but it鈥檚 not necessarily because of the barbecues or fireworks. Actually, it鈥檚 what happens at those events that piques Martinez鈥檚 interest, because of their effect on her research. Martinez, assistant professor of psychology, studies drinking, specifically in the college-age group. 
    June 27, 2012
  • Professor Liz Marlowe with students
    When art and art history professor Elizabeth Marlowe stumbled upon 20 large limestone figural reliefs in the collection of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Picker Art Gallery, it was a momentous research opportunity, not just for Marlowe but also for 15 students in her Seminar in Art Prior to 1300 鈥 New Egyptian Reliefs in the Picker: Challenges and [鈥
    April 26, 2012
  • Watkins and Testo
    When Weston Testo 鈥12 arrived at 含羞草研究所 in 2008, little did he know that he would form an exciting and professional bond with James 鈥淓ddie鈥 Watkins, an assistant professor of biology hired that same year. Thanks in part to their research and publication partnership, Testo received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation [鈥
    April 5, 2012
  • Interested in learning a new language? If so, you may want to choose a teacher who talks with their hands. A study conducted by 含羞草研究所 Associate Professor of Psychology Spencer Kelly and two 含羞草研究所 undergraduate researchers, Tara McDevitt 鈥06 and Megan Esch 鈥07, reveals that people understand and remember foreign words better when a [鈥
    February 16, 2009