When: 1:15-2:15 p.m.
Where: SIE 3015 | Third Floor
The new science of happiness: Can neuroscience help you live a happier life — and is that even the right goal to focus on? Innovative University of Colorado professor June Gruber sits down with The Sun’s John Ingold for a fascinating conversation about the chemistry of emotion, the fallacy of “toxic positivity,” the power of compassion, and why happiness needs a little darkness to shine its brightest. There will also be plenty of time to answer your questions.
Moderator: John Ingold, Colorado Sun Health Reporter
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Dr. June Gruber
clinical psychologist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at The University of Colorado-Boulder
June Gruber is a full Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado and Director of the Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. and B.A. from the University of California Berkeley, where she was an NIMH Predoctoral Fellow in Affective Science.
She has published more than 140 articles and chapters and has edited/co-edited two books and co-authored several bestselling psychology textbooks.
She is currently the Editor in Chief of Current Directions in Psychological Science.
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