Lifelong social connections may slow biological aging and reduce inflammation Your biological age may be influenced by your social life, according to new research. A new study reveals that sustained social advantages are linked to slower epigenetic aging and lower levels of systemic inflammation.

Lifelong social connections may slow biological aging and reduce inflammation

"Technological innovations…ever bigger workloads…Tightening regulations…academic freedom under pressure…Yet, universities remain hotbed of innovation — and a source of huge expertise, knowledge and value for wider society…how the sector can and must adapt to survive" www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Excited to report: Academic Twitter didn’t die, it just replicated itself on Bluesky

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We did it folks !

Just found this in the lab at UCLA. Finally, a sign that speaks the truth. 🎶 Girls just wanna have… grant approvals, stable research budgets, and maybe a little leftover for coffee. ☕💸 #AcademicDreams #FUNdingOrBust

Excited to kick off the #SPSP2025 Happiness & Well-Being Preconference today! 🎉✨ We’ve got an incredible lineup:
the Global Happiness Megastudy 🌍, a taxonomy of positive mental health 🧠, The Global Flourishing Study 🌱, & Flourish Science 🤖 (a happiness AI coach!) Let’s go! #WellBeing 😃

Ugh. So sorry to hear about your PhD students’ visa and ESTA issues—that’s really frustrating. But looking forward to your talk on the Happiness Megastudy!

Yay for scuba science! 🤿 📊 🎉

Celebrating SPSP 25th Annual Convention February 20-22 Denver

🤝 Can't wait to see everyone at our networking events next week! From casual meetups to celebrating Mark Snyder's amazing 50-year journey. Come chat, connect & make new friends at #SPSP2025 in Denver, February 20-22.

Learn more: ow.ly/9Bkz50UZpWy

If you attend @spspnews.bsky.social annual convention next week, check out this panel organised by Drs. @jessiesun.bsky.social & Dale Shaffer-Morrison.

The panel consists of academics who have worked in at least 2 countries. I'll be there to represent US to UK perspective. Will be candid as usual.

Really excited about this panel & planning to go! 😃

🌟 Big news for the new year! 🌟
I’ve just accepted a position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Psychology at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, starting July 2025! 🇸🇬
Thank you to Sonja Lyubomirsky, Kate Sweeny, Benjamin Karney, Thomas Bradbury, and Victor Kaufman! 🙏🏻