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UC Hub | Discover New Perspectives — Medicinal Media Explore stories and art that challenge perceptions and promote healing. Join us in reshaping self-image and overcoming limitations.

✨ Check out USC CANDLE’s very own Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang featured in this Perception Box video exploring the science of glimmers and gratitude—highlighting how brief moments of meaning and emotional connection support wellbeing and learning. ✨

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Thank you to USC Rossier for highlighting the launch of the USC CANDLE Innovation Lab and our first cohort of COLABS! We are grateful to share this work, which brings together neuroscience, education, culture, and lived classroom experience in a genuinely collaborative way.
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We are thrilled to share that Dr. Cheyeon Ha, USC Assistant Research Professor CANDLE, has co-authored a major new study published in the Review of Educational Research — one of the education field’s leading journals.

Read the full press release from the AERA: lnkd.in/eEHaQB8F

Join Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, along with Jon Valant, Rebecca Winthrop, Ellen Galinsky, and John Malloy, for a thought-provoking Brookings Institution webinar on “The Importance of Real Skills for the AI World.”

👉 Register and learn more here: connect.brookings.edu/register-to-...

Dr. Immordino-Yang joins New View EDU to explore the science of transcendent thinking—how reflective meaning-making shapes who we are and our potential. She shares insights on how this process supports brain development and the kinds of teaching that inspires growth.
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The team at USC CANDLE congratulates Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on her induction into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and Sciences.

See the full list of new members here: lnkd.in/gZrKGGA8

#Neuroscience #Psychology #Education
#BrainDevelopment #AdolescentDevelopment #EmotionsInLearning

How Our Brains Learn - Hidden Brain Media Have you ever fallen asleep in school or during a work meeting? What's missing from these classrooms and conference rooms is engagement: A state of being absorbed, alert, and eager to learn.

Dr. Immordino-Yang joins Hidden Brain to explore the science behind curiosity, motivation, and engagement by unpacking:

- Why schools and workplaces often dampen curiosity
- How emotion, personal relevance, and social connection drive deep learning

🎧 Listen here: hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-...

We are delighted to welcome a new team member!
Doug Knecht, CANDLE’s new Senior Director of Educational Practice and Innovation! Doug brings 25+ years of experience leading equity-focused education programs—from classroom teaching to national school system partnerships.

Thrilled to share SEL Muscle Mastery: 6 tools for Building Resilience and Connection in Schools and Communities. With input from Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang & foreword by USC Rossier Dean Pedro Noguera.

Learn more here: lnkd.in/g7pbJm_D

#SEL #Resilience #Education

🌟 🍎Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 🍎

At USC CANDLE, we celebrate the educators who light the path of learning with compassion, curiosity, and courage.

Thank you to the teachers who inspire minds and nurture the potential in every student. 🧠

Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD was thriving as a guest on the new podcast With & For where she joined Dr. Pam King to discuss how transcendent thinking, story, and emotional engagement fuel identity formation and long-term flourishing. Check out the conversation here: lnkd.in/gMFnEmm2

Big congrats to Professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang of @uscedu.bsky.social for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Her research on how culture and emotion shape the adolescent brain is changing how we understand learning.
#Neuroscience #Education #USC #AdolescentDevelopment

Join us on April 10 for a special event on helping teens learn and thrive! Featuring authors Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang of USC. The first 50 in-person guests get a FREE signed copy of The Disengaged Teen!

Register Now: bit.ly/uscCANDLE

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Join us on April 10 for a special event on helping teens learn and thrive! Featuring authors Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang of USC. The first 50 in-person guests get a FREE signed copy of The Disengaged Teen!

Register Now: bit.ly/uscCANDLE

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The Academic Minute is now on npr.org! Featuring Mary Helen Immordino-Yang!

www.npr.org/podcasts/564...

CRADLE Symposium: A Path Forward for the Future of Learning Join us for CRADLE’s 10th Anniversary Symposium: A Path Forward for the Future of Learning, celebrating ten years of advancing education research. Reflect on our achievements and explore new ideas and...

Mary Helen returned from a very well received keynote at the 10th Annual CRADLE Symposium in Singapore last week! Here is the link to learn more about the event. www.ntu.edu.sg/cradle/event...