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The Aging Center recently released their “2022 Fact Sheet on Supporting Caregivers and Cognitive Care,” a community resource that provides information and guidance for individuals over 55, their caregivers and their families. (More)
The UCCS Aging Center is participating in the Give! Campaign, a local event to benefit nonprofits in the Pikes Peak region, for the sixth year. (More)
How do children think and learn? Grai Calabro, senior psychology major, is diving into this issue with her research. (More)
New research from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) shows that pandemic shutdowns had negative effects on every indicator of college students’ emotional and physical health. (More)
Thomas Wynn, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Fred Coolidge, Professor of Psychology, have co-authored the first concise introduction to the evolutionary cognitive archaeology discipline. (More)
Jason Griffin, a first-generation college student, is proof that success doesn’t always follow a particular path. Griffin, a Hilibrand Postdoctoral Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, had to find his own way when his initial plans to earn a PhD were denied. (More)
In February 2022, UCCS Distinguished Professor of Psychology Thomas Pyszczynski received the 2022 Distinguished Career Contributions Award from the International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (ISSEP). (More)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults have often been thought to be more vulnerable to loneliness and isolation. Yet new research from UCCS shows older adults are more resilient to pandemic-era pressures than younger adults. (More)
After graduating from UCCS with degrees in communications and psychology, Cornelius started racking up awards and honors for her poetry. Her most recent honor came in October 2021, when she was named the Pikes Peak Library District’s Poet Laureate. (More)
One day, Naila Tagoilelagi hopes to join the medical field. But along the way, she wants to help other women pursue meaningful careers in STEM, too — and break down the obstacles that women face in STEM careers every day. (More)