Professor of Psychological Science Miriam Liss was recently interviewed by a reporter for Gizmodo in an article entitled, “Why is Social Media So Addictive?”Social media is so addictive because it plays on one of the most fundamental aspects of what it means to be human—our need for social connection with others. We post and wait […]
Premiere Performance of the UMW Chamber Orchestra, featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, DirectorSunday, February 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Dodd AuditoriumThe UMW Philharmonic is pleased to announce Mary Washington’s new artist-in-residence, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg! Nadja made such a positive impact on our musicians last season that we created a chamber orchestra to showcase our players. Who is going […]
The 17th season of the William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series continues on Tuesday, Feb. 18, with a look at the brilliant and enigmatic scientist and disability icon Stephen Hawking, with biographer Kitty Ferguson. This series is open to the public free of charge and no admission tickets are required. Programs begin at 7:30 […]
Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Safe Zone Director Laura Wilson discussed how rape survivors process trauma with The Huffington Post, in an article entitled, “Rape is Still Rape, Even When Consensual Sex Happens Later.” The article highlights the testimony of rape survivor Jessica Mann, an actress who testified that she was raped by disgraced […]
Pamela Grothe, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, discussed the results of her recent study on how El Ninos and La Ninas have intensified in a story on WVTF Radio IQ entitled “VA Scientist Finds Another Reason for Extreme Weather.”In a study led by Kim Cobb, principal investigator and a professor in the Georgia […]
