September 2008| Vol. 6 No. 3

COVER PACKAGE: Foil the doldrums

Grad students rely on sports and other strategies to stay motivated.

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  • Making time for pastimes

    These students turn to extracurricular activities for stress relief and even inspiration.

  • Revive your drive

    Six empirically supported techniques for getting excited about grad school again.

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CAREER CENTER

Crossing cultures

Improved research techniques are uncovering rich data about diverse populations.

Postgrad growth area: Quantitative psychology

Psychologists who specialize in developing new research methods and analyszing complex data are in hot demand - and low supply.

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CLASS ACT

Diving into family therapy

Graduate student Lauren Zimmerman got her feet wet working with dolphins and children with disabilities.

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DEGREE IN SIGHT

Information gold mines

Large-scale databases are free, acesssible and provide great research fodder.

Cool tools for school

Move over rat maze; take a seat pen-and-paper survey. Psychology researchers are employing digital-age gadgets and techniques to simplify studies, manage mass data and even improve patient care. Here's a look a ttheir costs, uses and pitfalls.

Making the move

How students, postdocs and interns find a great place to call home.

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