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Psychology Professor Gary Nickell will deliver a Dean’s Lecture on Can the Social Sciences Contribute Solutions to the Challenge of Food Safety? on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. in Science Lab 104. This presentation will discuss recent research conducted with food processing workers, food service employees, and home food preparers on the psychology of food safety. Some of the psychological factors to be discussed will include: attitudes and beliefs, motivation, habits, personality, optimistic bias, and normative messages.
The Write Site will reopen in its new location at Lommen 95 at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Friday. The Write Site will also be open three nights a week in Lommen 95. Hours are 8-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Click headline for more information.
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is hosting the Education in a Recession Conference on Friday and Saturday, February 5-6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at MSUM’s Center for Business. This is a conference on meeting the needs of diverse learners. All events are open to student educators and professional educators at the elementary, high school, and higher education levels. MSUM psychology Professor Lisa H. Stewart will present the keynote address discussing history, components and implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI). In addition to the keynote, she will also host an interactive question and answer session regarding RTI. Click headline for more information.
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