January 19, 2018
Researchers have found that having too much time can cause employees to work more slowly in order to avoid boredom.
UT management professor Andrew Brodsky, along with Harvard business professor Teresa Amabile, studied the effect on an employee not having enough work to fill their time, causing a period of “idle time.”
August 28, 2017
Fear caused by a past trauma or bad memory can be increased by stress, a study by UT researchers found.
January 18, 2017
Taking selfies can make a vacation more memorable, according to a study conducted by UT psychology professor Art Markman and Austin-based vacation rental company HomeAway.
September 20, 2016
Researchers at UT Southwestern have unlocked another mystery of the brain.
A team led by UT Southwestern psychiatry and neuroscience professor Robert Greene recently explained why people remember insignificant details about important traumatic events such as 9/11.
August 26, 2016
Bad news for students who suffer through boring classes: New research has confirmed that students who are interested in course material are better able to engage in class.
The study, which was led by UT College of Education professor Erika Patall, confirms that interested students tend to work harder, pay more attention, and think more about strategies to remember the material. Continue reading
April 14, 2016
It’s time to confess — keeping secrets is bad for students’ mental health and immune systems, according to psychology professor Jamie Pennebaker.
February 19, 2016
Most people wouldn’t make a connection between theatrical design and airplanes. For Andrew Carson, however, combining the two fields offered a solution to a tiresome problem.
Julianne Hodges 