Perceptions of emotion
A paper co-authored by Psychology Prof. Lisa Feldman Barrett on the varying ways in which people perceive emotion in men vs. emotion in women (to be published in the journal Emotion) is highlighted by Newsweek.
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A paper co-authored by Psychology Prof. Lisa Feldman Barrett on the varying ways in which people perceive emotion in men vs. emotion in women (to be published in the journal Emotion) is highlighted by Newsweek.

Inspired by behavior of the human eye, BC computer scientists Hao Jiang and Stella X. Yu have developed a technique that lets computers see objects as fleeting as a butterfly faster and more accurately. News release | Sampling of coverage: Science Daily, ScienceCentric, TGDaily, PhysOrg, Malaysia Sun, Albuquerque Express, NewsTrackIndia, Top News, ScienceBlog.com
What did the King of Pop bequeath to the world? Your answer will probably depend on your view of American pop music, writes culture critic Martha Bayles of BC's Arts & Sciences Honors Program. More
Clough Millennium Prof. of History James O'Toole offers insights on the past, present and future of the sacrament of confession in the U.S. Boston Globe.
A sampling of recently published books by A&S faculty: emotional memory across the adult lifespan by Elizabeth Kensinger, Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee by Dana Saji, and The Future of Liberalism by Alan Wolfe.
Math and music major Alycia Kennedy A&S '10 was among those vying for the chance to audition for the Fox TV hit 'American Idol.' Boston Herald
The 'peaceable kingdom' was too good to last - after William Penn, Native Americans were treated savagely in Pennsylvania, writes History Prof. Kevin Kenny - author of a new book on the subject - in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sociologist Shawn McGuffey's article, "Saving Masculinity: Gender Reaffirmation, Sexuality, Race and Parental Responses to Male Child Sexual Abuse," has won the "Best Article Award" from the American Sociological Association Sexualities Section.
This year 116 students were admitted to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. BC Chronicle | More
Professor of Political Science Marc Landy has been selected for the 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award. More