What It Really Means to Have Intrusive Thoughts On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange. To learn more about intrusive thoughts and what you can do about … Read more
Dr. Dan Christoffel is excited to announce the arrival of the lab’s first graduate students! Kayla Richardson is co-mentored by Dr. Scherrer within the Neuroscience BBSP program. She’s currently working on investigating the role of the endogenous opioid system in … Read more
An appointment to a distinguished professorship is one of the highest faculty honors the University can bestow. Recognized faculty have shown distinction and leadership in their field of study or across disciplines. Distinguished awards provide recipients with research funds along … Read more
Lydia Adams and Su-Ji Cho, graduating seniors in Psychology and Neuroscience, are the recipients of the 2023 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize. The Dashiell-Thurstone Prize is awarded each year for the best senior honors thesis, as judged by a faculty committee. This award … Read more
The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by NIH. The R01 provides support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH. Dr. Fredrickson received over $3 million (over five … Read more
A generous gift from the Girman Family Foundation will support research in substance use disorder treatment, under the direction of Dr. Stacey Daughters in the UNC Department of College of Arts and Sciences and Dr. Flavio Frohlich in the UNC … Read more
Research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers, has just released the 2023 Edition of Ranking of the Best Scientists in their field. Many UNC-Chapel Hill researchers in the field of Psychology and/or Neuroscience made the list. Check out full rankings: … Read more
The 2022-2023 Senior Honors Thesis Cohort presented scientific posters showcasing their thesis results. This marks the culmination of the senior honors program in Psychology and Neuroscience. Congratulations to the graduating seniors! To learn more about the honors program, visit: https://psychology.unc.edu/honors-program
How Can ‘Inclusion’ Be a Bad Word? What it’s like to be asked by state lawmakers to justify your life’s work. Dr, Viji Sathy, associate dean of evaluation and assessment in the office of undergraduate education and a professor … Read more
Why It’s Important to Show Gratitude at Work—and What’s the Best Way to Do It Research finds that even a simple thank-you can go a long way to making employees and colleagues feel valued and more collaborative Read article … Read more
