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U.S. Army poster helped push Fountain Valley woman to be 1st female to lead an Army Infantry Division

June 13, 2019

Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in the Orange County Register, June 13, 2019

#IamUCI Alison Lu

June 13, 2019

B.A. business administration | B.A. psychology

If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, UCI-led study finds

June 12, 2019

Young children tend to respond to questions of choice with option presented last

Science says middle school children should consider taking daily naps

June 11, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Southern Living, June 11, 2019

Even middle schoolers would benefit from taking naps during the day, study says

June 10, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via Simplemost, June 10, 2019

The case for adding a midday nap to sixth grade

June 10, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Futurity, June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager: 5 fast facts you need to know

June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in Heavy, June 10, 2019

Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager will be the first woman to lead a US Army infantry division

June 10, 2019

Laura Yeager, psychology alumna, in Bustle, June 10, 2019

Afternoon naps can boost kid's happiness, IQ: Study

June 7, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via The Indian Express (PTI), June 7, 2019

School children take a nap are happier, and do better in school

June 5, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Moms, June 5, 2019

Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems

June 3, 2019

A UCI-Penn study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in China revealed strong connections between 30 to 60 minutes of shuteye at least three days a week and positive outcomes in a handful of areas

Midday naps lead to happy children with higher IQs, improved academic performances

June 3, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Tech Times, June 3, 2019

Children who take naps become smarter, have less behavior problems

June 3, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via Medical Daily, June 3, 2019

Afternoon naps can boost kid's happiness, IQ: study

June 2, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via The Week, June 2, 2019

IBM, MIT, and Harvard's AI uses grammar rules to catch linguistic nuances of U.S. English

May 29, 2019

Richard Futrell, lang sci, in Venturebeat May 29, 2019

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