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Three exciting new graduate programs now accepting applicationsCASTLETON – Castleton University is pleased to announce the addition of three new graduate programs to its ever-growing list of academic offerings. A Masters of Arts and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology, Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis are all currently accepting applications for Fall 2016.In 2013 Castleton University saw the inauguration of the Castleton Plan, a strategic plan and blueprint >>>

SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 4, 2015—Santa Clara University received a $1.1 million grant from The Sobrato Family Foundation to support initiatives for improving the quality of Catholic education. The majority of the grant, $1 million, will fund the implementation and expansion of the Excellence in Catholic Education and Leadership (ExCEL) program offered through the University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology. ExCEL is designed to increase the number of high-quality, credentialed teachers serving in Silicon Valley Catholic schools. The remaining $100,000 will support >>>

Special To The Washington Post. Human attitude toward risk is a complicated thing -- and it doesn't always seem to make sense on the outside. In a lead-zinc mining village in China's western Hunan province, for instance, scientists recently observed some confusing patterns when it came to the villagers' perceptions of the environmental and human health risks associated with mining for heavy metals. In their study, published on Oct. 22 in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, the researchers found that villagers who were not directly involved with the mines (which were privately operated, >>>

Courtesy Photo Retired Brig. Gen. Dana H. Born graduated with distinction from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo., with a degree in behavioral sciences in 1983. She then completed her master's degrees in experimental and research psychology. As her career progressed, Born completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Pennsylvania State University, >>>

Reading time ( words) Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for us to emphasize with humanoid robots? Since robots are becoming increasingly popular and common in our daily lives, it is necessary to understand our interaction with robots in social situations. However, it is not clear how the human brain responds to robots in empathic situations. Now, researchers at the Department of Information Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology in collaboration with researchers at the Department >>>

Castleton — Castleton University is pleased to announce the addition of three new graduate programs to its academic offerings. A Masters of Arts and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in School Psychology, Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis are all currently accepting applications for fall 2016. In 2013 Castleton University saw the inauguration of the Castleton Plan, a strategic plan and blueprint developed collaboratively over the course of more than a year that envisioned >>>

Researchers have found the first neurophysiological evidence of humans' ability to empathise with robots in perceived pain. Researchers at the Department of Information Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology in collaboration with researchers at the Department of Psychology, Kyoto University, performed electroencephalography (EEG) in 15 healthy adults who were observing pictures of either a human or robotic hand in painful or non-painful situations, such as a finger being cut by a knife. Event-related brain potentials for empathy toward humanoid robots >>>

Wildcat Buddies is a tutoring partnership between the CWU Psychology Department and Valley View Elementary School in Ellensburg. As a Wildcat Buddy you'll be able to work with Kindergarten students on early literacy skills. Tutoring will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2 at Valley View. Wildcat Buddies will begin in January and extend through both the Winter and Spring quarters. CWU tutors are welcome to participate in Winter, Spring or both quarters. Students from all majors are welcome and training will begin in late November. If you are interested in being a Wildcat Buddy send an >>>

To all the men out there who try to get out of doing housework: you might want to think again. A new study suggests men who do their share of the household chores engage in better and more frequent sex with their spouse.Men who do their fair share of the housework may benefit from a better sex life. Study coauthor Dr. Matt Johnson, a family ecology professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta in Canada, and colleagues recently published their findings in the Journal of Family Psychology. The team's findings oppose those of a study reported by Medical News Today >>>