Two Ursinus students interested in enhancing their leadership skills were named Kemper Scholars, selected by the James S. Kemper Foundation in Chicago, Ill. Rising sophomores Youssef Boussen of Silver Spring, Md., and Micaela Lyons of Plainfield, N.J., were chosen from a group of finalists from colleges across the country. Read More
A study co-authored by Ursinus College Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennifer L. Stevenson finds that abstract spatial reasoning is an “absolute” strength of individuals on the autism spectrum. Read More
Gabrielle Principe, Associate Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department, will be on the radio with an hour-long radio interview about her book, Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan (Prometheus, 2011) on Sunday, March 3, from 10 to11 p.m. Read More
A small and determined group of Ursinus students are preparing for a humanitarian trip to the Caribbean nation of Haiti next month. Read More
Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, the Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor in the Department of Psychology at Temple University, will speak at Ursinus College on Jan. 31. The free public talk will be in the Lenfest Auditorium Theater in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Read More
Gabrielle Principe gave a keynote address at the Learning and the Brain Conference in Boston on Nov. 16. The address was entitled “Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Homework, Testing and Grades.” Read More
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor of Women’s Studies at Emory University, presents a lecture titled “Building a World With Disability” on Wednesday, November 14, at 7 p.m. in Pfahler auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Read More
Gabrielle Principe, associate professor and chair of the Psychology Department, has published an article in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology titled “Children’s natural conversations following exposure to a rumor: Linkages to later false reports.” Read More
An article written by Gabrielle Principe, Psychology Department, was published in Developmental Review. The article, titled “How natural conversations with peers and parents can engender false memories in children,” was co-authored by Erica Schindewolf, Class of 2012, a psychology and biology major. Read More
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art joins museums throughout the United States that serve visitors with special needs with ACCESS-ABILITY: DECONSTRUCTING AND RECONSTRUCTING ART FOR ACCESS, in the Upper Gallery Sept. 17 through Dec. 3. Read More