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The Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, St. George.
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We are delighted to share that @artsci.utoronto.ca Prof. Molly Metz has received the 2025 Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award for faculty in their first 10 years of teaching by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

Congratulations, Prof. Metz! teachpsych.org/members/awar...
Molly Metz Awarded the 2025 Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award. Conferred by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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How can the humanities & social sciences guide future AI research? How can AI research contribute to understanding & radically improving the human condition?

@utoronto.ca students, share your thoughts for a chance to win $750 (Undergraduate) or $1000 (Graduate)!

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Who's afraid of AI? Student Commentary Prize. Apply by Oct 1, 2025.
August 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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We caught up with Anthony Blair (Class of 1992) for our latest @uoftalumni.bsky.social Q&A!

Anthony tells us about his journey from psychology @utoronto.ca to the judge's bench, and shares his advice for current students and new grads.

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Field Notes: Alumni Q&As. Anthony Blair (Class of 1992). Citizenship Judge, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
July 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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A new study by psychologists @utoronto.ca suggests that the medial prefrontal cortex plays a key role in preserving a stable mental map of familiar places, even after new or surprising events occur.

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An illustration of a network of neurons.
July 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Congratulations to @utoronto.ca Prof. Elizabeth Page-Gould, who has been recognized with a Career Trajectory Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology!

The award celebrates uniquely creative and influential scholarly productivity.

✨ www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/elizabe...
Elizabeth Page-Gould recognized with Career Trajectory Award by the Society for Experimental Social Psychology.
July 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Money can’t buy love but it might be a necessary first step, psychologists find.

New research by @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social shows that single people with higher incomes are more likely to want a relationship, think they are ready for one, and start one up.

💙 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/money-c...
Composite image of hands holding hearts, money, and a credit card.
July 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Prof. Gillian Einstein @uoft.bsky.social was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Linköping University in Sweden for her significant contributions to medical gender research.

Congratulations, Prof. Einstein!

🎓 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/gillian...
Professor Gillian Einstein being awarded an honorary doctorate during the Academic Ceremony at Linköping University.
June 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Prof. Morris Moscovitch, who was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences @nationalacademies.org.

This honour recognizes Prof. Moscovitch's distinguished & continuing achievements in original research.

📖 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/morris-...
Morris Moscovitch elected to the National Academy of Sciences: In recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
June 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Alex Yun (Class of 2015) tells us about his journey from studying psychology @uoftartsci.bsky.social to working in tech as a Senior Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer.

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Field Notes: Alumni Q&As. Alex Yun (Class of 2015), Senior Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer.
May 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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The first installment of our Alumni Q&A series is live!

Rachel Mae Robbins (Class of 2007) reminisces on her time @uoft.bsky.social, tells us about what it's like to be a professional art therapist & visual artist, & shares her advice for current students.

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Field Notes: Alumni Q&As. Rachel Mae Robbins (Class of 2007), Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Art Therapist & Visual Artist.
April 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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On April 23 & 24, the Einstein Lab is hosting an exhibit that shares the stories of what memory is like in young & middle-aged women who have chosen a risk-reducing surgery, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), to prevent cancer @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social.

🎨 www.psych.utoronto.ca/events/life-...
"Life outweighs risk": Maps of memory and resilience by women with cancer risk
April 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We're thrilled to celebrate Emma Sophia Baker ahead of International Women's Day!

In 1903, Baker became one of the first two women to earn a PhD from a Canadian university. She studied colour aesthetics & perception at the psychology lab @uoft.bsky.social.

🔗 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/meet-em...
A yearbook photo of Emma Sophia Baker, one of the first two women to earn a PhD from a Canadian university. She lived from 1856 - 1943, earning her doctorate in 1903.
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Looking for something to watch this weekend?

50,000 First Dates on Prime Video documents Nesh Pillay's experience of sudden memory loss. In it, she visits the Toronto Neuroimaging Facility (ToNI) @uoftartsci.bsky.social to speak to Prof. @barense.bsky.social & discover what her brain scans reveal.
A poster for "50,000 First Dates: A True Story" showing Nesh Pillay sitting on a couch while her fiancé stands behind her holding a rose.
February 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Students @uoftartsci.bsky.social made the best of a snowy day at Sid Smith. ☃️

📸: Lars Kasper
A snowman with big googly eyes, sticks for hair, and a necklace of pinecones sits on a bench at U of T holding a red cup.
February 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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"I want my mouth to say what I am thinking,
But it rarely does." - Isaiah Grewal

The latest issue of U of T Magazine features Prof. @barense.bsky.social's work with non-speaking autistic people that aims to better understand their brains & experiences.

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Isaiah Grewal communicating with Prof. Barense by typing on a laptop.
January 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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There's more to stereotypes than previously thought.

Psychologists find that we hold beliefs not just about what certain groups of people are generally like, but how they behave towards other groups.

They call these, "Directed stereotypes."

🔗 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/directe...
People crossing the road by Toronto's Union Station on a sunny day.
January 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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"Our memories make us who we are, and I am grateful to have support from the Ontario Research Fund to take HippoCamera out of the lab and get it into the hands of people who want to better remember the events of their lives,” says Prof. Morgan Barense.

🔗 www.psych.utoronto.ca/news/memory-...
Morgan Barense Receives Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence Support. HippoCamera: Digital memory rehabilitation to combat memory loss.
January 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Research from the Learning and Neural Development (LAND) Lab @uoftartsci.bsky.social finds that kids really are like sponges: they’re learning whether they're trying to or not. www.utoronto.ca/news/childre...
Research spotlight: Children are learning even when they're not trying, psychologists find
January 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Happy Holidays! Please note that the Department of Psychology will be closed until Monday, January 6, 2025.

Wishing you all health and happiness in the year to come!
A snowy, winter scene that reads, "'Happy Holidays!' from the Department of Psychology"
December 23, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Hoan & MacDonald theorize that women benefit from stronger social support beyond romantic relationships.

"Social support from non-romantic connections, such as friends & family, is important for everyone but perhaps especially for single men," says Hoan.
"This research turns stereotypes about the 'lonely spinster' woman and the 'eligible bachelor' man on their head. Most single women are actually happier than single men. Social support from non-romantic connections, such as friends and family, is important for everyone but perhaps especially for single men," says Elaine Hoan, PhD candidate.
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Research by PhD candidate @elainehoan.bsky.social & Prof. @gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social @uoftartsci.bsky.social finds that single women are happier than single men.

“This research turns stereotypes about the ‘lonely spinster’ woman & the ‘eligible bachelor’ man on their head,” says Hoan.
Single women are happier than single men, study finds
November 29, 2024 at 6:07 PM