It's a many-splendored thing, and a crazy little thing. It is endless, but that didn't stop Rihanna from finding it. And after all these years, Foreigner still wants to know what it is. We're talking about love, and so is Brides Magazine, which asked five experts in various disciplines to define and expound on the romantic feeling that makes the world go round. Laura Schaeffer, a Ph.D.

Georgia tech alumnus Angel Cabrera, now the president of George Mason University (GMU), said Friday that some financial gift agreements by GMU "fall short of the standards of academic indpenedence" and raise questions about donor influence at the public institution. Cabrera received a Ph.D. from the School of Psychology.

Here's another good reason to head to the gym even just for some low-impact resistance training: A brief workout can improve your long-term memory, according to a September 2014 study led by Georgia Tech School of Psychology Associate Professor Audrey Duarte. Participants were shown a group of pictures and then directed t

How do rats know when their partners are feeling amorous? One way female rats show they’re feeling frisky is to wiggle their ears – or rather, very rapidly shake their head, so that it looks like their ears are moving. So when Mary Holder, a neuroscientist working at the School of Psychology at Georgia Tech, sees lady rats wiggling their ears, she knows they’re ready to mate.

Being laid off when you're close to retirement can be devastating. It is more difficult for older employees to find new jobs. A 2015 study by the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Psychology and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management found that unemployed Americans over 50 are likely to be job hunting for six weeks longer than those in their 30s and 40s and nearly 11 weeks longer than those in their 20s.

Psychologist Elizabeth Cabrera can't help but spread the word about the importance of making positivity a priority in our work and personal lives. She graduated with an MS in 1993 and Ph.D. in 1995, both from the School of Psychology. Now, through her company Cabrera Insights, she focues on applying positive psychology to the workplace.

Daniel Spieler is a professor in the School of Psychology at Georgia Tech who regularly gets in two hours of cardio five days per week.

"Science works, y'all!" says Georgia Tech President and School of Psychology alumnus Ángel Cabrera, as he talks about the Institute's Covid-19 response, Georgia Tech's new 10-year Strategic Plan, and his relationship with Georgia Tech and Atlanta community. 

Kimberly French, assistant professor in the School of Psychology, has won the 2021 Schmidt-Hunter Meta-analysis Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP.) The award is given to a member of SIOP or team (with at least one member who is a SIOP member) whose work or research has been shown to advance I-O psychology as documented in published research in which meta-analysis is used.

A 2021 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award goes to Terri Dunbar, an engineering psychology graduate student in the School of Psychology. The Association for American Colleges & Universities presents the award, which recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education, and who are committed to academic innovation in the areas of equity, community engagement, and teaching and learning.