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Rachael Nicol, a military service veteran who served in Afghanistan and in Kuwait, joined the Stanford community in September 2018 as a junior and declared psychology as her major.
By Kathleen J. Sullivan
In Afghanistan, U.S. Army Sgt. Rachael Nicol accompanied Special Forces soldiers on missions...
Eleanor Maccoby, the first woman to serve as chair of the Stanford Department of Psychology, was recognized for her scholarly contributions to gender studies and child and family psychology.
By Kate Chesley
Eleanor Maccoby, the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor of Psychology, Emerita, at Stanford...
Simply learning of a genetic risk can alter a person’s physiology, a recent study found, causing people to perform less well on exercise tests or altering hormones that indicate fullness after a meal.
By Amy Adams
Millions of people in the United States alone have submitted their DNA for analysis...
By Jocelyn Kaiser
Michael Frank discusses how children learn language and shares tips on creating optimal environments to develop speech skills.
