Minnesota Nice
1/1/2013
"Minnesota Nice" makes for successful communities. "Civic Life in America," a study of over 80,000 Americans, found that Minnesotans benefitted from residents working better together.
difficult behavior and harassment, group work
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"The Heart Grows Smarter"
11/7/2012
What makes for a successful life -- social class, good genes, birth order? According to the Grant Study, highlighted in David Brooks' NYT column on 11/6/12, none of these variables were able to explain the success of the men whose lives were studied for over 70 years.
difficult behavior and harassment
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Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn
10/25/2012
We’re taught as children to work individually and to focus, but brain science shows that the brain is simply unable to pay attention.
education, group work
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Restauranteurs Can Teach us a Thing or Two
9/11/2012
"Good ideas take an appallingly long time to trickle down" says Atul Gawande in the August 13/20 issue of The New Yorker magazine.
education, group work
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"Why We Help"
8/6/2012
In "Why We Help," Martin Nowak suggests that when a group of people are faced with a common problem or task, there are five mechanisms that can help the group move from competitive individuals to cooperative allies.
group work
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"The July Effect"
8/3/2012
New evidence supports the reality of a “July Effect” when newly minted M.D.s begin their training as residents. Two recent articles cited in a NY Times blog describe the uptick of medical errors as first year residents learn how to care for patients.
difficult behavior and harassment, group work, work environment
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UMN Launches New Academic Civility Website
8/1/2012
With the efforts of The Student Conflict Resolution Center and Office for Conflict Resolution, a new website focusing on civility and the University of Minnesota was launched.
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Don't be a Bad Apple, Take the Good Apple Pledge!
3/15/2012
Think you're a Bad Apple*, don't fret and take the good apple quiz to check and see.
UMN News