The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has selected Sheldon Benjamin, MD, as one of its eight psychiatry directors. Dr. Benjamin, interim chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and…
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A new year brings both hopes and anxieties. We want things to be better for ourselves and the people we love, but worry that they won’t be, and imagine some of the things that might stand in the way…, Our brains sabotage the happier present moment, We’ve all experienced moments of flow, times when our attention is just effortlessly absorbed in what we are doing. And studies carried out in real time confirm an increase in happiness when people…, Evolution prioritizes survival over happiness, This default to planning is part of our evolutionary history . Its value is evident in the effortless persistence and universality with which it occurs. Mind-body programs like yoga and mindfulness…, Our bodies take notice, Traditional meditation teachings attribute our everyday unease to the bodily tightening that naturally accompanies the possibility of loss, failure and unfulfilled dreams embedded within this…, Other mind-body programs use similar principles, It would be nearly impossible to design studies comparing all the techniques that cultivate mindfulness. But my more than four decades experience as a practitioner, clinician and researcher of…
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UMass Boston’s online graduate education programs have jumped 19 spots in U.S. News & World Report ’s 2020 Best Online Programs rankings, released today. UMass Boston’s online graduate…
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The start of 2020 marks the launch of a new statewide initiative called Resolution Massachusetts to be announced at a State House briefing for legislators on January 21, and it could not be…
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Panayotis “Panos” Kevrekidis, Distinguished University Professor and professor of mathematics and statistics, recently was named a member of the 2020 Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical…
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AMHERST, Mass. – A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations,…
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AMHERST, Mass. – Online bachelor’s degree programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rank 23rd nationally, according to a survey released by U.S. News & World Report , which also listed…
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AMHERST, Mass. - Five Colleges, Incorporated has been awarded a $2.5 million, four-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help its member campuses transform how they approach Native…
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A bomb goes off at one entrance to a crowded sports stadium. There are multiple casualties, and the exit is blocked. You’re in charge of the response, and you have moments to make a critical decision…
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A program developed at UMass Medical School to ensure that women with depression during or after pregnancy get the help they need is being replicated across the country, according to an NPR Morning…
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