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Good under stress. Lost Stories.

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Posted on December 7, 2016

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  • Media coverage continues of a study of stress and student performance, led by Erin Barker, assistant professor of psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science and member of the Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH). Barker, working with Department of Psychology colleague, professor Carsten Wrosch, determined that occasional negative moods can boost a person's academic success: Millenium Post, Eenadu India.
  • The Lost Stories project, led by Ronald Rudin, history professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science and co-director of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, is referenced in a CBC.ca piece (video and text) that offers "150 facts about Canada in 150 seconds". The 'Lost Stories' project will culminate in the publication of a series of little-known Canadian stories to mark Canada Day, 2017.