January 24, 2014

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• Research conducted by psychology PhD candidates Christopher Cardoso and Anne-Marie Linnen in collaboration with Mark Ellenbogen, professor in the Department of Psychology and CRDH researcher, appears in Authint Mail. Their study found that the off-label use of oxytocin by healthy adults shows an increase in emotional oversensitivity. The research is also carried by Big News Network, Health Central and AACTION Autism.
  
  
• Clean Biz Asia publishes a story about India’s central government looking for funding for its Green India Mission (GIM), which is a 10-year program aimed at improving the quality of five million hectares of degraded forests. The article mentions that the decision to move forward with GIM coincides with the release of research conducted by Damon Matthews, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment. The study found that seven countries, including India, account for more than 60 percent of the global warming between 1906 and 2005.

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