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Motivational Interviewing Beneficial as an Additive or Stand-Alone Therapy
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling method that can assist a person in resolving ambivalent feelings and nervousness about initiating change, helping them to foster an internal motivation to alter their behaviors.
To Make Science and Engineering More Diverse, Make Research Socially Relevant
Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta argues that science and engineering face two mutually reinforcing problems, that STEM research is disconnected from societal problems in the real world and that these fields struggle to attract and retain diverse students and professionals. Dasgupta offers compelling evidence showing that solving one of these challenges can remedy the other.
UMass Social Psychologists Create Toolkit for United Nations Group To Facilitate Social Mixing Programs That Promote Migrant Inclusion
Social psychologist Linda Tropp and graduate student Liora Morhayim have developed a toolkit to provide practitioners around the world with an accessible and practical overview of theory and research on social cohesion and intergroup contact.
Catch Up With Our Student Clubs
Check out the latest activities of a couple of our thriving student organizations
Spotlight on Alumni
Find out how these bright alumni found their calling
