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The Department of Psychology is dedicated to thoroughly training future generations in psychological science and its methods.

10/28/2026

Drivers require working visual fields to detect and avoid hazards on the road. University of Minnesota Psychology alum Yi Ni Toh conducted a study examining the effectiveness of prism glasses as aids for people with homonymous hemianopia to overcome this obstacle to safe driving.

Psychology alum Yi Ni Toh investigates an innovative tool that can improve road safety for drivers with partial vision loss by cutting missed blind-side hazards nearly in half.

10/27/2026

Can facial expressions predict hard-to-detect negative symptomology for those who are at clinical high-risk for psychosis? UMN alum Victor Pokorny and colleagues explore a new method to answer this question.
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Victor Pokorny, alum, explores the efficacy of studying facial expressions to improve the identification of negative symptoms in those who are at clinical high-risk for psychosis.

10/26/2026

University of Minnesota Psychology researchers Monica Luciana and Kelly Duffy take a longitudinal approach to extend the reliability of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study data, making it possible to use ABCD data to track neurodevelopment throughout people’s lives.
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Psychology researchers Monica Luciana and Kelly Duffy conducted a Bayesian Probabilistic Principal Components Analysis to extend the results of the ABCD Study.

10/21/2026

A full thesis can take time to present. So what can you do in only 3 minutes? The University of Minnesota Department of Psychology recently hosted the 3-Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students Mackenzie Devaney and Emma Holtz presented their full research projects in under 3 minutes. Read more about it below!
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UMN Psychology recently hosted the annual 3-Minute Thesis competition, where graduate students Mackenzie Devaney and Emma Holtz presented their research in a mere 3 minutes.

10/20/2026

When someone is in their 30s, they’re expected to have their life together. Psychology’s Melissa Ertl was featured on MPR News to discuss how that might not always be the case. The 30s are a time of transition, expectations, and challenges, and they’re not as straightforward as you’d think.

Psychology’s Melissa Ertl was featured on MPR News to discuss being in one’s 30s and the pressure that comes with this period of life.

10/16/2026

Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) has made standardized testing not-so-standard, with question sets that change as an examinee takes the test. But how should these tests be designed? University of Minnesota Psychology’s Xinyu Liu and David Weiss examined different combinations of ability estimators and termination criteria to find the perfect CAT formula.
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Psychology’s Xinyu Liu and David Weiss examined different combinations of ability estimators and termination criteria to find the perfect computerized adaptive testing formula.

10/13/2026

A weekend at Wolf Ridge can spark a lifelong interest in science.

Through a unique University of Minnesota partnership, middle school students work alongside undergraduate mentors, explore the natural world, and build the "science capital" that helps young people see themselves in STEM fields. The program also creates pathways for greater diversity and representation in science.

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10/12/2026

University of Minnesota Psychology faculty Juan Del Toro recently received a Presidential Citation from the Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA) for his extensive contributions to the field of developmental psychology.

Congratulations to psychology faculty Juan Del Toro, who has recently received a Presidential Citation from the Minnesota Psychological Association!

10/09/2026

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025-2026 Mortensen Donor Awards for Undergraduate Engagement and Hoistad Family Undergraduate Awards! Read more about the recipients.

Congratulations to the recipients of the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 Mortensen Donor Award for Undergraduate Engagement!

10/06/2026

The University of Minnesota has launched See, Hear, MN, a fully accessible mobile health unit bringing free vision and hearing screenings to communities across the state.

The program helps reduce barriers to sensory health care by meeting people where they are, while providing education and connecting Minnesotans with additional resources when needed.

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