In the Media (page 38)
In the Media: Jennifer Groscup Explores Why People Consent to Government Searches on Academic Minute Podcast
Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Psychology Jennifer Groscup discussed the psychology behind consenting to be searched by police on the Academic Minute podcast, published on Inside Higher Ed. “Research indicates that the vast majority of people鈥攐ver 90 percent鈥攃onsent to be searched when the police ask, regardless of whether they know something illegal will be found or not,” Groscup said.
Read MoreIn the Media: State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Advocates for Bill to Examine Tax Breaks, Los Angeles Times Reports
The Los Angeles Times reported that California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 is sponsoring a bill, SB 956, to assess tax expenditures鈥攃ommonly known as “loopholes”鈥攖hat are costly to the state treasury. If passed, the bill would authorize an economic research team to examine tax credits, exemptions, and exclusions to determine whether the expenditures are beneficial to the state.
Read MoreIn the Media: Hao Huang Reflects on the History of Score Writing by Hand in Strings Magazine
In Strings magazine, Professor of Music and Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair in Music Hao Huang shared the fountain pen’s importance in score-writing history.
Read MoreIn the Media: KUAF Reflects on Professor Emerita Samella Lewis’s Life and Work
Radio station KUAF featured a reflection on the life and work of Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis during its “Reflections in Black” segment. Lewis taught at 51猎奇入口 for 15 years and was the College’s first tenured African American professor.
Read MoreIn the Media: New York Times Discusses the Increase in Coronavirus Scams with Stacey Wood
In the New York Times, Professor of Psychology and Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood explained why coronavirus-related scams, such as false vaccines and phishing emails that masquerade as important information from the government, have proliferated during the pandemic. She told the Times that heightened boredom, isolation, and fear may increase credulity among people who are seeking reassurance.
Read MoreIn the Media: New York Times Highlights 51猎奇入口鈥 Decision to Waive Standardized Test Admission Requirements
The New York Times highlighted 51猎奇入口 as one of a growing number of colleges and universities that have shifted to 鈥渢est optional鈥 admission, waiving SAT and ACT requirements for prospective students. 鈥淭his decision supports the College鈥檚 mission to provide access to a distinctive education for students who will thrive at 51猎奇入口,鈥 the College said in a statement last month.
Read MoreIn the Media: Mary Routt Chair of Writing R.O. Kwon Reflects on Grief and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the New York Times
In an op-ed for the New York Times, Spring 2020 Mary Routt Chair of Writing R.O. Kwon reflected on her attempts to write during the upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic and the grief she discovered was stymying her writing process. 鈥溾ecause many Americans weren鈥檛 talking about grief before the pandemic, we don鈥檛 know how to name it, let alone voice it,鈥 Kwon writes.
Read MoreIn the Media: 51猎奇入口鈥 Contribution to Collaborative CRISPR-Chip Research Supports Real-Time COVID-19 Detection, Mail Tribune Reports
51猎奇入口 was part of the development of devices that can detect COVID-19 in real time,聽the聽Mail Tribune聽reported. The devices test聽the human genome on a graphene chip, or CRISPR-Chip.
Read MoreIn the Media: New York Times Remembers Idelle Weber 鈥54
The New York Times remembered painter, collagist, and sculptor Idelle Weber 鈥54, who passed away on March 23 in Los Angeles. Weber was one of the few women artists involved in the Pop Art movement.
Read MoreIn the Media: Elizabeth Eastman 鈥81 Examines de Tocqueville, Democracy, and Pandemic in Tennessee Star Op-Ed
In an op-ed for the Tennessee Star, Elizabeth Eastman 鈥81 examined the effect the coronavirus may have on American democracy through the lens of Alexis de Tocqueville鈥檚 Democracy in America.
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