display Latest news from Wellesley College on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/when-voters-leave/?sc=rsin /articles/when-voters-leave/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:05:45 EST When voters leave Wellesley College /articles/wellesley-team-s-new-research-on-anesthesia-unlocks-important-clues-about-the-nature-of-consciousness/?sc=rsin /articles/wellesley-team-s-new-research-on-anesthesia-unlocks-important-clues-about-the-nature-of-consciousness/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:05:44 EST Wellesley team's new research on anesthesia unlocks important clues about the nature of consciousness Wellesley College /articles/a-cosmic-question-mark/?sc=rsin /articles/a-cosmic-question-mark/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:05:12 EST A cosmic question mark? Wellesley College /articles/an-accurate-and-inclusive-test-of-mindreading-the-multiracial-reading-the-mind-in-the-eyes-test/?sc=rsin /articles/an-accurate-and-inclusive-test-of-mindreading-the-multiracial-reading-the-mind-in-the-eyes-test/?sc=rsin Fri, 03 May 2024 17:05:22 EST Wellesley, Mass. - New research by Wellesley College professor Jeremy Wilmer and colleagues has produced an accurate and inclusive test of mindreading, or theory of mind. Wellesley College /articles/leading-college-presidents-urge-support-for-women-fighting-for-freedom-and-rights/?sc=rsin /articles/leading-college-presidents-urge-support-for-women-fighting-for-freedom-and-rights/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:25:20 EST The presidents of six of the "Seven Sisters" schools have issued a statement expressing support for women around the world "as they risk their lives for freedom and rights that should be universally sacrosanct." Wellesley College /articles/wellesley-college-leads-the-way-for-women-in-stem-with-the-opening-of-its-new-science-complex/?sc=rsin /articles/wellesley-college-leads-the-way-for-women-in-stem-with-the-opening-of-its-new-science-complex/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:00:39 EST Wellesley College announced the opening of its new Science Complex, transforming an outdated science center into an inviting, integrated and flexible complex with spaces focused onbcollaborative and state of the art STEM research and learning. Wellesley College /articles/professors-from-wellesley-college-and-university-of-kansas-team-up-to-study-social-impact-of-face-masks/?sc=rsin /articles/professors-from-wellesley-college-and-university-of-kansas-team-up-to-study-social-impact-of-face-masks/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:05:03 EST A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most everyday social exchanges. Wellesley College /articles/wellesley-alums-awarded-prestigious-fulbright-grants/?sc=rsin /articles/wellesley-alums-awarded-prestigious-fulbright-grants/?sc=rsin Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:40:01 EST Wellesley College continues to be one of the top Fulbright-producing colleges in the country, with eight graduates being offered grants to study in seven countries during the 2022-2023 academic year. Wellesley College /articles/astrophysicist-nergis-mavalvala-is-wellesley-college-s-2022-commencement-speaker/?sc=rsin /articles/astrophysicist-nergis-mavalvala-is-wellesley-college-s-2022-commencement-speaker/?sc=rsin Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:00:57 EST Astrophysicist and the first female dean of MIT's School of Science, Nergis Mavalvala (Wellesley '90) will address the Wellesley College class of 2022 at the College's 144th commencement on May 27. Wellesley College /articles/weighing-the-future-at-the-intersection-of-medicine-racism-and-feminism/?sc=rsin /articles/weighing-the-future-at-the-intersection-of-medicine-racism-and-feminism/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:05:07 EST Reproductive rights, abortion laws, vaccine trials, and misinformation about whether COVID afffects fertility--these are some of the hot topics in the news that also relate to Natali Valdez's research. Wellesley College /articles/98-percent-of-wellesley-s-2021-graduates-were-in-jobs-grad-school-the-military-or-service-within-six-months/?sc=rsin /articles/98-percent-of-wellesley-s-2021-graduates-were-in-jobs-grad-school-the-military-or-service-within-six-months/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:40:34 EST Six months after graduation, 98 percent of the members of Wellesley College's class of 2021 were employed, enrolled in graduate school, engaged in a volunteer experience, or serving in the military. Wellesley College /articles/the-kryptonite-of-the-superhero-ideal/?sc=rsin /articles/the-kryptonite-of-the-superhero-ideal/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:05:11 EST Sally A. Theran, associate professor of psychology at Wellesley College, has studied how young people can fight the depressive symptoms associated with the "superhero ideal" -- the pressure to be the best at everything they do -- by developing authentic and healthy relationships with peers, family members, and teachers. Wellesley College /articles/new-survey-finds-two-thirds-of-young-women-18-30-feel-financially-insecure/?sc=rsin /articles/new-survey-finds-two-thirds-of-young-women-18-30-feel-financially-insecure/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:00:00 EST Sixty-one percent of young women say they are not doing well in the economy right now, with nearly one in three (29%) saying they are not doing well at all in findings from a new survey from Wellesley College. They are facing financial anxiety, stress about finding well-paying jobs, and concern about balancing their careers and personal life in the future. Wellesley College /articles/wellesley-college-announces-tenure-for-seven-faculty-members/?sc=rsin /articles/wellesley-college-announces-tenure-for-seven-faculty-members/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:30:04 EST Wellesley College is pleased to announce that seven faculty members have been awarded tenure and promoted to the rank of associate professor by the Board of Trustees, effective in the 2022-23 academic year, based upon their leading research and scholarship, dedication to teaching, and their many contributions to the Wellesley community. Wellesley College /articles/missing-the-bar-how-people-misinterpret-data-in-bar-graphs/?sc=rsin /articles/missing-the-bar-how-people-misinterpret-data-in-bar-graphs/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:15:07 EST New research from Wellesley College in the Journal of Vision found that bar graphs are frequently misunderstood. The study demonstrates that because of a fundamental error and misunderstanding of data, people who view exactly the same graph often walk away with completely different understandings of the facts it represents. Wellesley College /articles/natali-valdez-author-of-weighing-the-future-race-science-and-pregnancy-trials-in-the-postgenomic-era-available-for-comment-on-restrictive-abortion-laws/?sc=rsin /articles/natali-valdez-author-of-weighing-the-future-race-science-and-pregnancy-trials-in-the-postgenomic-era-available-for-comment-on-restrictive-abortion-laws/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:05:07 EST Wellesley College /articles/in-the-absence-of-genetic-variation-asexual-invasive-species-find-new-methods-of-adapting-to-their-environment/?sc=rsin /articles/in-the-absence-of-genetic-variation-asexual-invasive-species-find-new-methods-of-adapting-to-their-environment/?sc=rsin Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:50:30 EST Research from Wellesley College shows that despite being a clonal insect species, weevils use gene regulation to adapt to new food sources and pass down epigenetic changes to future generations. Wellesley College /articles/how-fishing-communities-are-responding-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin /articles/how-fishing-communities-are-responding-to-climate-change/?sc=rsin Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:10:02 EST Wellesley professor Becca Selden examines how fishers are adapting to climate-related changes in species distribution and location, and finds they have adapted to those changes in three specific ways. Wellesley College /articles/why-britney-feels-like-your-bff-understanding-social-media-and-parasocial-relationships/?sc=rsin /articles/why-britney-feels-like-your-bff-understanding-social-media-and-parasocial-relationships/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:45:30 EST Parasocial relationships are generally defined as imagined, one-sided connections with celebrities or media figures. Tracy Gleason, professor of psychology at Wellesley, has researched the nature of parasocial relationships in adolescence. Wellesley College /articles/students-recover-the-women-of-the-divine-comedy-for-a-wikipedia-project/?sc=rsin /articles/students-recover-the-women-of-the-divine-comedy-for-a-wikipedia-project/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:05:37 EST The women in the Divine Comedy, the epic poem by the Italian writer Dante Alighieri, served as symbols and metaphors of political affiliation, intrigue, virtue, scandal, and violence. Centuries later, though, little is known about many of the women Dante included in his seminal work. Laura Ingallinella, a Mellon postdoctoral fellow in Italian studies and English at Wellesley, and her students have worked to change that by writing the women of the Divine Comedy back into history. The project included working with Wikimedia Foundation to use Wikipedia as a pedagogical space. The students researched female characters of their choosing and wrote Wikipedia entries. Wellesley College