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Dr. Adolfo Cuevas Receives Early Career Impact Award

December 18, 2025
Dr. Adolfo Cuevas, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, has been named a recipient of the Early Career Impact Award by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences.
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#LetBlackGirlsBeGirls

Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 5, 2021
Dr. LeConté Dill amplifies the need to end adultification bias especially amongst our law enforcement and calls for us to #LetBlackGirlsBeGirls.
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Control the Vectors & You Control the Virus

Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 16, 2020
Dr. Thomas Kirchner gives us insight into a research project on COVID-19 transmission and vector control.
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Adjusting the Focus on Latinx Health

Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 2, 2020
Dr. Ana Abraído-Lanza brings our attention to the work of Latinx public health trailblazers like Dr. Oxiris Barbot and how she strives to improve the health of the Hispanic community.
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A Desperate Need for Justice Reform

Social And Behavioral Sciences
September 25, 2020
Dr. LeConté Dill reflects on a recent GPH event where a powerful discussion was held on the flaws and fissures of the U.S justice system and the desperate need for reform.
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Could Nicotine Moderate the Severity of COVID-19?

Social And Behavioral Sciences
May 8, 2020
In light of recent research, Dr. Raymond Niaura explains smokers -- and perhaps nonsmokers -- might benefit from targeted nicotine treatment should they contract COVID-19.
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The Hidden Meanings of Wearing a Mask

Social And Behavioral Sciences
May 8, 2020
Dr. David Abrams discusses the psychology behind the decision to wear or not to wear a face mask during a time of pandemic.
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A Rising Pandemic of Stigma: Impacts of Stereotypes & Prejudice

Social And Behavioral Sciences
May 1, 2020

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Because the COVID-19 pandemic originated in China, stigma against Chinese/Asian Americans has escalated. Against a backdrop of historical discrimination against

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Resilience in a Pandemic of Isolation

Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 24, 2020
As social distancing takes a toll on most of us, Dr. David Abramson tells us that this as the time where we must activate our resilience to overcome the lonesomeness of this pandemic.
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Go To Your Room

Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 22, 2020
Julia Cartwright reflects on the new circumstances Mother Nature has presented and how this pandemic forces us to isolate, reassess what truly matters, learn from our mistakes, invest in prevention an...
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