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https://hbr.org/2020/07/a-new-prescription-for-power

A New Prescription for Power Spend less time exerting control and more time mobilizing energy and commitment.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Strong! We are always here for you and looking forward to a non-virtual celebration!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/28/metro/if-we-dont-take-action-who-will/

‘If we don’t take action, who will?’ - The Boston Globe URI and WPI professors have teamed up to design an app that will help people with intellectual disabilities report abuse.

So proud of Anastasia for her excellent work integrating psychology and biomedical engineering!! Congrats on this great award Anastasia!!!

Five Members of WPI Community Awarded | 2019 Kalenian Award The 2019 Kalenian Award program awarded more than $30,000 in grants to 5 members of the WPI community for their innovations & creation of commercial products.

https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-awarded-grant-help-k-12-students-design-math-games

WPI Awarded NSF Grant to Boost K-12 Computational Thinking WPI researchers were awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to help K-12 students design math games that help develop computational skills.

Consider Giving Back to We raised $100 last year, I think we can beat that this year :)

To give to WPI Psychology:

1) Go to this link

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2) Select GIVE NOW at the top right

3) Select or type in your amount

4) For the Designation Dropdown Box, select OTHER and type in Psychology or Psychological Science

#techcares WPI Giving Day

Congrats to Anastasia Karapanagou on being awarded the Honorary Undergraduate Scholars Award from the New England Psychological Association!!!

Congrats to Sarah Ann Martin for publishing her Psych Capstone! It's official! Check it out!

The Effects of Perspective Taking Implementing Intentions on Employee Evaluations and Hostile Sexism The current research examined whether gender bias in the workplace could be reduced through perspective taking implementation intentions, which are if–then statements that specify how to accomplish goals (Gollwitzer, 1999). Amazon MTurk participants (N = 180, 53% male) learned they would complete ...

Arts & Sciences Week Schedule, and Key Events! Looking forward to seeing the love and support at these events!
And, don't forget the mobile app: https://www.wpi.edu/student-experience/resources/mobile-app

Support Arts and Sciences Week September 16-20, 2019 at WPI!

There is a mobile app you can download that has the events of the week:https://www.wpi.edu/student-experience/resources/mobile-app

Some highlights:
1) Faculty Lightning talks on Monday from 11:45am-1pm (I’m heading there as soon as PSY 3500 is over) (Foise at the Jumbotron)
2) Karaoke Night at the Goat’s Head (with pizza) on Monday Sept 16th starting at 7pm
3) An Visual Art Design Showcase on Tuesday, Sept 17th from 5-6pm (2nd floor Foises)
4) Latin American Live with a grafiteira and performance artists Tuesday, Sept 17th from 6-8pm (Foise 203 & 205)
5) UNDERGRADUATE Lightning Talks Wednesday 12-1pm (Campus Center ’46 Lounge First Floor)
6) Social Justice and Urban Design presentation Wednesday, Sept 18 from 3-4pm in SL 115 (Kinnicut Hall)
7) A talk on eliminating waste by the founder of TerraCycle, Thursday Sept 19th from 5-6:30pm in SL 115 (Kinnicut Hall)

Join us Wednesday Aug 28th from 3-4:30pm (3rd Floor Salisbury, Main Office)!