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Carrot or stick? Punishments may guide behavior more effectively than rewards

When it comes to rewards and punishments, which is more effective — the carrot or the stick? Researchers here have devised a simple experiment to test the effects of rewards and punishments on behavior and found that punishments seem to be more effective at influencing behavior.

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Class Acts: Applying leadership lessons toward improving the community

Campus leader Seiko Shastri plans to use what she has learned to help change St. Louis after graduation. The senior in Arts & Sciences is among the recipients of this year’s Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Awards. She’ll begin her career as development coordinator at Casa de Salud, a local nonprofit that provides health care for immigrants and refugees.

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I-CARES announces 2015 funded research

The university’s International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) has announced the winners from its 2015 call for proposals. This year, the center awarded funds to 10 projects involving nearly 30 faculty from four schools.

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7 p.m. Friday, May 8

Chabad Shabbat dinner

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11 a.m. Sunday, May 10

Mother’s Day Mass at Graham Chapel

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Noon Monday, May 11

Issues in Aging: community buildings’ usability

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‘A Public Health Lens on Police-Associated Violence’

Biostatistician Melody Goodman, PhD, of the School of Medicine, spoke with Harvard Public Health Magazine about the public-health factors involved in studying, and responding to, violent encounters with police.

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Notables: Faculty, Staff and Studet News & Achievements

Three doctoral candidates recently were inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.
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