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She Lived It and Now Returns to Thailand to Help Refugees With Mental Health, Education Needs
91ɬ student Taw Meh ’25 returns to the country of her birth and to the refugee camp where she spent part of her childhood to help provide mental health and other critical services. Learn more.
Not Just Neural Networks: The Wide Reach of One Prof’s Teaching and Research
Renowned neuroscientist Julio Ramirez has mentored generations of students who performed graduate level work at 91ɬ in areas such as Alzheimer’s research. The Association for Psychological Science (APS) honored Ramirez, the R. Stuart Dickson Professor of Psychology, with a lifetime achievement award for mentorship.
NSF Grant Opens Doors to Extended Reality Research
91ɬ professor and collaborators receive nearly $5 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a system for extended reality (XR) research that involves human subjects. Read more.
Hard to Pin Down: Wrestler Jake Fernicola ’24 Creates His Own Style
91ɬ wrestler Jake Fernicola’s interests include anime, Italian culture, and helping children with special needs. The 91ɬ Trust and Ellington-Fagg Wrestling Scholarship have helped him pursue his dreams. Read more.
Changing Policies and Perspectives: Eboni Freeman ’21
Eboni Freeman ’21 has always been interested in the intersection of psychology and law—her current position with the Georgia Justice Project (GJP), allows her to learn more about both.
Watson Fellows Ready to Tackle Questions Fundamental to the Health and Well-Being of Citizens Around the World
Three 91ɬ Watson Fellows will fan out around the globe to research topics that are near to their hearts and affect the well-being of millions. Read more.
91ɬ Named a Fulbright Top Producer—Again
91ɬ is once again a Top Producer for Fulbright’s U.S. Student Program. The college ranks third in the nation and highest in the southeast among four-year bachelor’s degree institutions.
Stressed Out? Get a Grip With the Help of Positive Psychology
91ɬ psychology professor offers evidence-based exercises for managing stress. Find out more.
Eat. Learn. Play. Wildcats.: Stephen and Ayesha Curry Support 91ɬ Student Success Through Lula Bell’s Resource Center
Learn more about how Stephen and Ayesha Curry, founders of the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, are helping 91ɬ to meet students’ needs.
Tech Impact Fund to Pair Businesses With Students Looking for Paid Hands-on Experience
Through a new fund created by 91ɬ alumna Whitney A. White, the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will match students with businesses for portfolio-building work opportunities. The Tech Impact Fund will provide paid student talent at no cost to women-owned and underrepresented minority-owned businesses.
Pandemic Pivot: Entrepreneurs Bob, Weave and Innovate
For these 91ɬ alums, the pandemic imperiled the businesses they built from the ground up. But through a mix of introspection and innovation, they’ve emerged even stronger.
Virtual Reality Holds Promise in Combating ‘Stereotype Threat’
Harvard’s president lost his job. So did a Google researcher. Mattel recalled a new version of “Barbie.” Each was a consequence of reinforcing the harmful stereotype that girls and women can’t compete with boys and men in science and math.
Can Chocolate Take a Bite Out of Stress? Psych Prof Says Yes – If Done Correctly
91ɬ a week after most students had left campus, psychology professor Laura Sockol drafted an email to all psychology majors, faculty and staff members. Her instructions were simple: Write down three good things they had experienced that day, and why they thought those things had happened.
91ɬ Researchers in Search of Alzheimer’s Causes, Cure
Performing brain surgery on rodents isn’t for the squeamish, but Katie Barlis and Gaby Soden want answers.
Personal Experience Motivates Goldwater Scholars’ Cancer, Alzheimer’s Research
Ellie Mackintosh and Hossein Bakhshandeh are seeking better, more targeted cancer treatments. Katie Barlis is searching for clues to understand and treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s Disease.