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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · 11h

Grace Vieth shares how the unique contextual features of adult friendships make them ideal relationships for positive processes in the latest TLC Newsletter. Read her deep dive here.
go.unc.edu/TLCOctoberNe...

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · 7d

Introducing The Love Consortium Skillverse
The Skillverse is an online collaborative platform where researchers studying love and social connection can both seek and offer support at every step of the scientific process.
Learn more here!
go.unc.edu/TLCSkillverse

Announcing The Love Consortium Skillverse

In August, we announced the introduction of TLC committees—a new structure to engage our members more deeply in service of creating a more sustainable and impactful future for our community. Today, we...

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · 28d

Exciting news! The Love Consortium has a new committee structure and we’d love for you to be part of it.

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 25

TLC is launching a new committee structure!
Learn more and register your interest today: www.theloveconsortium.org/so/eaPZDBhDi...

Announcing TLC Committees

Have you wanted to get more involved with The Love Consortium? Are you looking for a great professional development opportunity? Then we invite you to join a TLC committee! The Love Consortium has gro...

www.theloveconsortium.org

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 25

TLC is launching a new committee structure!
Learn more and register your interest today: www.theloveconsortium.org/so/eaPZDBhDi...

Announcing TLC Committees

Have you wanted to get more involved with The Love Consortium? Are you looking for a great professional development opportunity? Then we invite you to join a TLC committee! The Love Consortium has gro...

www.theloveconsortium.org

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 21

We're excited to share this call for submissions for the upcoming 2025 loveresearch.info symposium taking place virtually at the end of October. More information at the link below.

loveresearch.info/symposium

loveresearch.info

Monthly email of the latest scientific love research publications and other relevant information.

loveresearch.info

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is great news! Thanks for including us in the announcement.

The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · Aug 9

We're looking forward to hosting Brett Peters in September as part of RCGD's fall series on the science of social relationships. Check out the Love Consortium's "Dataverse" and join us this fall... rcgd.isr.umich.edu/news-events/...

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Love Consortium Statistics Decision Tree launched today! Think of it like a choose-your-own adventure guide to help you identify the best analyses for your specific dataset and research question.

theloveconsortium.org/so/9fPWyVE6Z...

#DataScience #Statistics

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations to TLC Advisory Board Member @JessAStern on the publication of her book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People."

We look forward to reading it!

Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's publication day!🎉
Delighted to share our book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People," published by @affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond...
We hope you'll share with students & colleagues! 📖
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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 15

Congratulations to TLC Advisory Board Member @jessastern.bsky.social on the publication of her book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People".

We look forward to reading it!

Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's publication day!🎉
Delighted to share our book, "Beyond Difficult: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dealing with Challenging People," published by @affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
simonandschuster.com/books/Beyond...
We hope you'll share with students & colleagues! 📖
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · Jul 14

👋#ICYMI: SPSP has compiled resources to help psychology researchers write op-eds that showcase their work. During this time of uncertainty for science funding, speaking up for research is more important than ever.

Learn more: ow.ly/PySN50Wp8Z5

SPSP - Making Your Voice Heard - Tools for Writing Op-Eds that Showcase Psychology Research

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 11

Brisbane, you were a blast!
The TLC team had so much fun wrapping up our trip with this amazing group of scholars at the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) World Congress—digging into all things love, gratitude, empathy, and connection. We are excited for what’s to come!

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 27

Congratulations to all of the grantees! We look forward to watching your projects unfold.

Greater Good Science Center @greatergoodmag.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to introduce the 23 recipients of our 2025 Love Grants! They're telling powerful nonfiction stories about love, compassion, connection, and beyond. Learn more and follow their work: tinyurl.com/ggsclovegrant

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Greater Good Science Center @greatergoodmag.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to introduce the 23 recipients of our 2025 Love Grants! They're telling powerful nonfiction stories about love, compassion, connection, and beyond. Learn more and follow their work: tinyurl.com/ggsclovegrant

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 18

Explore the untapped potential of Bonnie Le's rich dataset from 111 romantic couples, described on The Love Consortium Dataverse, in this conversation with TLC Director Sara Algoe.
youtu.be/aqeQqUwjuAo
Learn even more in the most recent TLC Newsletter: go.unc.edu/Pj3q5

The Love Consortium Dataverse: Behind the Data

YouTube video by The Love Consortium

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 16

What Is Love? Scientists Have Answers—But They… greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
Lots of our TLC Community members are quoted in this piece and are part of the three year #GGSC project "Spreading love through the media". Make sure to check it out and share with your colleagues.

What Is Love? Scientists Have Answers—But They Don’t All Agree

Researchers across disciplines have attempted to define, categorize, and measure the elusive experience of love.

greatergood.berkeley.edu

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our latest TLC Newsletter spotlights Qiao Chai from the University of Virginia and his work leading a cross-cultural project on the development of gratitude in childhood. Read his interview in our latest newsletter here go.unc.edu/Pj3q5.

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 10

TLC Board Member Amrisha Vaish details her work on the development and socialization of gratitude in the latest TLC Newsletter.
Read her deep dive here go.unc.edu/Pj3q5

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · May 21

We enjoyed hearing from so many researchers from around the world at the Global Gratitude Summit last week. To keep the momentum going, we invite you to explore the Global Gratitude Dataverse for your next collaboration.

dataverse.unc.edu/dataverse/ggdv

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · May 9

Join us for a day of research on gratitude from around the world, hosted by TLC Director Sara Algoe.

Click here for more information and to register for free:
theloveconsortium.org/engage

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 16

Learn more about the TLC Gratitude Fellows and their research using data available on The Global Gratitude Dataverse at our upcoming 2025 Global Gratitude Summit in May.

Check our their projects here:
www.theloveconsortium.org/2024-2025-gr...

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌍✨ The Love Consortium is thrilled to announce the 2025 Global Gratitude Summit! ✨🌍

🗓 Date: Wednesday, May 14
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET
💻 Where: Free & virtual!

🔗 Register now & learn more on our website: www.theloveconsortium.org/engage

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 10

Join leading gratitude researchers from around the world as we explore topics like gratitude across cultures, its impact on wellbeing, and exciting updates from the Gratitude Fellows using data from the Global Gratitude Dataverse!

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 10

🌍✨ The Love Consortium is thrilled to announce the 2025 Global Gratitude Summit! ✨🌍

🗓 Date: Wednesday, May 14
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET
💻 Where: Free & virtual!

🔗 Register now & learn more on our website: www.theloveconsortium.org/engage

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 8

Discover the untapped potential of Brett Peters' three-wave longitudinal dataset, described on The Love Consortium Dataverse, in this conversation with TLC Director Sara Algoe.

youtu.be/PV18wr1tvR8

The Love Consortium Dataverse: Behind the Data

YouTube video by The Love Consortium

youtu.be

The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 7

Interested in learning about how to communicate your research to the public? Award-winning journalist
@richardsima.bsky.social
shares his top tips in the latest issue of the TLC newsletter. Read the full interview here:https://go.unc.edu/y4K8W

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The Love Consortium @theloveconsortium.bsky.social · Mar 28

TLC Board Member Emily Impett shares her experience and guidance on how to attract popular media to your academic research in the latest issue of the TLC newsletter. Read the entire article here: go.unc.edu/y4K8W

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