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An exciting NEW DEVELOPMENTAL LAB is coming soon! Scan or click below to see how YOU can join in!

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November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sgt. Shawna Morrison was the first female member of the Illinois National Guard to die in overseas combat. She was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

Thank you, and all veterans, for your service, sacrifice and dedication.

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Fallen LAS student moved to Arlington National Cemetery | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Illinois
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
TOMORROW, come pack the Beckman Institute Auditorium again for another installment of our "First Friday Colloquium Series."

Join a variety of our faculty at 3 p.m., talking about "Lifespan Development: Research, Reflections, and Realities."

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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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New paper in Assessmentauthored by @psychillinois.bsky.social MSPS student @antoniayuxinhua.bsky.social, with @qmmmmliu.bsky.social.

We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents.

Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
Psychometric Evaluation of the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale in Sexual and Gender Minority Parents - Antonia Yuxin Hua, Qimin Liu, Violeta J. Rodriguez, 2025
Emotion regulation (ER) in parenting is crucial for parental well-being and children’s mental health. However, ER in parenting is often studied as a general con...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Psychology Leaders are bringing in an expert this Monday to help maximize the potential of your resume!

If you haven't started this process, this would be a perfect first step.
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The City of Champaign will observe America Recycles Day with a litter cleanup event at Boneyard Creek on Saturday, October 25th.
Clean up litter and eat some pizza - SPlog
The City of Champaign will observe America Recycles Day with a litter cleanup event at Boneyard Creek on Saturday, October 25th. Everything you need to clean up the community space will be provided–gl...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dean Pospisil is giving a short talk as part of a series primarily focused on understanding the function of the human brain as well in exploration of novel brain-inspired energy efficient & scalable reasoning computing architectures.

@Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Auditorium 1000
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Current & former CANOPYLab members (@OlshanSarah, @cjrichier, and Kyle A. Baacke) demonstrated how brain-based ML model errors can provide nuanced insight into overlapping disorder characteristics in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.

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October 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Download our recent episode of "Sixth & Daniel" covering the new Undergraduate Psychology Journal, "Psych Bites."

We interviewed two of its creators, Jess Chen and Hannah Lamb, to learn about its inception and future plans.

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October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you have ever been curious about the Graduate School path, please join our Psychology Leaders on Monday, the 6th, at 5 p.m.

James Castree will be sharing his experience navigating his educational journey.

All majors welcome! 😊
October 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, and we invite you to pre-register for a Breast Cancer Screening Day on October 8.

Please call 312-610-0463 to pre-register. Screening time and location will be confirmed upon registration.

More information here: bit.ly/46aiVka
October 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Your plans are made for THIS Friday afternoon! Join us for our 2nd installment of the Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series.

3-4:30p no RSVP

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September 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Interested in summer research at Mayo Clinic?

#Illinois undergrads have unique pathways to research at Mayo Clinic.

Join us at an information session Oct. 2, 6-7 p.m., over Zoom to learn more about summer programs SURF, CRISP, & HERE.

Register for Zoom details: illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Mayo Clinic Summer 2026 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Information Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...
Learn about undergraduate research opportunities available at Mayo Clinic, including the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, Health Equity Research Experience (HERE), and Clinical...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Looks like our afternoon plans have just turned up. 👀

Thank you for sharing!
💖This paper has been ~11 years in the making - and probably my favorite project of all time. Thrilled to see it in @pnas.org! I'm so lucky that Zach decided to do a second PhD and join my lab @psychillinois.bsky.social back in 2014 - a fabulous scientist & human being! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We are excited to watch you grow!
@psychillinois.bsky.social Social Cognition Lab, fall 2025
September 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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New undergraduate RA spotlight! NyJae is a junior majoring in Intradisciplinary Psychology. She is interested in how concepts like stereotype threat and pluralistic ignorance shape minority experiences and contribute to disparities in education, work, and daily life.
September 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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New undergraduate RA spotlight! Lauren is a senior majoring in Developmental Psychology and minoring in Criminology, Law, & Society. She is exploring various interests in identity formation, group behavior, ethics and morality, forensic osteology, and criminology.
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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🚨 New publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior! ❤️

Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults.

@psychillinois.bsky.social

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Disentangling the Heterogeneity in Minority Stress: A Data Mining Approach - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Minority stress theory posits that discrimination contributes to increased distress among individuals with minoritized identities, including individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual. The...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There is a lot of change and uncertainty that comes with a new place, a new environment, and new experiences.

Please know that your lives are valuable, your identities are valid, and your stories matter. You are not alone.
September 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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✨ REGISTRATION OPEN! ✨

I’ll be speaking (1:35pm ET) at the NIH Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV, hosted by NIH OAR 🎤

Join us to talk NIH resources, funding, and advancing #EndingTheHIVepidemic.

🔗 www.scgcorp.com/eciworkshop2...
September 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🚨 New paper in JMIR! 🚨

With @qmmmmliu.bsky.social, we analyzed nearly 1,000 Facebook comments on our LGBTQIA+ parent research ads. While frustrating to read, we’re excited to share this work to shine light on the stigma researchers & families face in digital spaces.

🔗 doi.org/10.2196/79080
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September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sometimes it just takes a Psych Alum to make...the biggest animated movie in Netflix history!

Listen to this interview @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social with our very own Arden Cho who voices "Rumi" in K-Pop Demon Hunters!

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'KPop Demon Hunters' lead actress Arden Cho talks about her days at the University of Illinois - IPM Newsroom
A University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana graduate stars in Netflix's most popular original movie.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Three of our own were recently promoted at the Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty Reception.

Introducing,

Professor Dan Hyde
Associate Professor Jessica Montag &
Associate Professor Susu Zhang

😎
August 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Happy to share that I passed the EPPP today! 🎉

In Illinois, this comes after completing supervised hours, which I fulfilled through pro bono asylum evaluations and therapy with unaccompanied minors from around the world.

Grateful for the chance to serve, and excited for licensure!
August 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
New year. Fresh calendars. 😊

Make plans to join us at the Beckman Auditorium on September 5th.
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM