SB 832 is an attempt on the part of the California State Legislature to address the issue of textbook costs at colleges and universities. Its main provisions are to require publishers to make cost information available to faculty in their marketing materials, so that faculty can consider the costs when Read more…
Psychologists have known for many years that aerobic exercise is beneficial to mood. James Blumenthal of Duke University has led the way in providing empirical data of exercise’s effects. In his most recent work, Blumenthal and his colleagues looked at 202 men and women who had been diagnosed with Major Read more…
Today was our first day of the 2007-2008 academic year. Ta da! I met all three of my classes today (Intro Psych, Bio Psych, and Childhood Psychopathology). The latter two are upper division, but my Intro Psych class is mostly freshmen, or as I am told we are supposed to Read more…
One of my readers, noting that I am both a psychologist and a football fan, asked me what I thought of Bill Belichick. This is really more the turf of my PR daughter Karen, and I’ll see if she has more thoughts to add. I am neither a social nor clinical Read more…
We have a running debate chez Freberg regarding the best diet strategies. Mr. F dines on absolutely the same Jenny Craig options every day (Complete Start Cereal, Turkeyburger, Meatloaf, and Chocolate Cake). His motto for dieting has always been “Boring is Good.” I like variety, and order a bit of Read more…