284 days ago- The 39-year-old assistant professor of psychology at UC Berkeley completed a study on low self-esteem with graduate student Anett Gyurak that suggests a little self-control can help people overcome rejection. Ayduk and Gyurak had 38 women and 29 men participate in the study using the Rosenberg self-esteem scale to help split the groups into those with low self-esteem and those with normal-to-high self-esteem. The study is published in the October issue of the journal Psychological Science.
296 days ago- The Homeless Cat Network board member is a finalist for Animal Planet’s Cat Hero of the Year Award. Her group could earn a $5,000 prize and have a documentary made about her work helping to spay, neuter and feed homeless and feral cats on the Peninsula. She was nominated for the award due to her work developing a program called Project Bay Cat, which is a humane feral-cat management program on the Foster City Bay Trail. The public can vote for Morrissey online at www.animalplanet.com.