The partnership has provided opportunities for students to gain experience and has been beneficial for the insurance giant, which has hired former interns in full-time roles.
Dr. Louis “Bob” Hunt, who passed away on Jan. 28, conducted research for NASA and helped launch the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science.
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Efforts to improve the social success of autistic adolescents and adults have often focused on teaching them ways to think and behave more like their non-autistic peers and to hide the characteristics that define them as autistic. Psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas, however, have been focusing on another approach: promoting understanding and acceptance of autism among non-autistic people.
The researchers published their findings online Jan. 20 in the journal
Autism. The study showed that familiarizing non-autistic people with the challenges and strengths of autistic people helped to reduce stigma and misconceptions about autism, but implicit biases about autism were harder to overcome.
Study suggests reducing biases about autism may increase social inclusion ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 18:02 IST
Dallas [US], February 8 (ANI): Psychology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have been focusing on a unique approach in efforts to improve the social success of autistic adolescents and adults, promoting understanding and acceptance of autism among non-autistic people.
The researchers published their findings online in the journal Autism. The study showed that familiarizing non-autistic people with the challenges and strengths of autistic people helped to reduce stigma and misconceptions about autism, but implicit biases about autism were harder to overcome.
Desiree Jones, a psychology doctoral student in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS), is the corresponding author of the paper, and Dr. Noah Sasson, associate professor of psychology, is the senior author.
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The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas has opened three exhibitions. The first exhibition showcases contemporary works of a Texas-based Asian woman artist, Kana Harada. Recent works by Japanese women ceramicists, and an exploration of Vishnu, one of the most iconic gods in Hindu culture, are also on exhibit.
Divine Spark
Divine Spark is the second offering of the multi-year Texas Asian Women Artists exhibition series focused on the work of emerging and established Texas-based contemporary Asian women artists. Dallas-based artist Kana Harada has created several new works during the pandemic, blending messages of hope and positivity with visual innovations to create an imaginative universe of awe, wonder and intimacy. Divine Spark is on view through Sept. 5 at the Crow Museum, located in the Dallas Arts District at 2010 Flora Street in Dallas.