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Understanding the roots of loneliness
Julie Aitken Schermer, Professor in the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, is concerned with what she sees as a growing level of isolation, especially among her students.
Use of parental leave unequal, despite policy objectives
New research from Western Sociologists shows that while many governments try to encourage more equal sharing of parental leave but policy changes often affect some subgroups more than others.
Batterink, Bodell named among Rising Stars
Western Psychology professors Laura Batterink and Lindsay Bodell were recently named Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science (APS).
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