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April 2014



Greetings!
The sheer scope of global climate change makes it hard for many people to fully grasp its threat, yet alone act on it.

So how to motivate people this Earth Day in a way that encourages action? New research shows that giving people a one-two combo of optimism (focusing on positive actions) and empathy for animal kind (rather than focusing on dire consequences for humankind) offers a powerful path to action.

 

More on helping people act in the Earth's best interest -- and their own:

The Power of Gratitude

In a Greater Good excerpt from her new book, Thrive, Arianna Huffington explores how gratitude helped her find meaning in pain and loss

 

Learn how gratitude can change your own life at the Greater Good Gratitude Summit: A Day of Science, Stories, and Inspiration 

When: June 7, 2014

Where: Craneway Conference Center, Richmond, CA, or via live webcast

 

This full-day event will include presentations by gratitude teachers like Jack Kornfield, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Olympic swim coach Teri McKeever, and ServiceSpace founder Nipun Mehta, along with gratitude researchers 
Robert EmmonsEmma Seppala, and many more.

 

Six CE credit hours available for nurses, doctors, psychologists, therapists, and others.

 

GGSC members receive special discounts. Attend via live webcast from anywhere in the world!

How to Be Happy
Learn what research says are the keys to a happy, meaningful life by taking the GGSC's FREE online course, The Science of Happiness
 
Co-taught by the GGSC's Dacher Keltner and Emiliana Simon-Thomas, each week the course will offer research-tested practices to boost your own happiness and will feature guest talks by experts like Rick Hanson and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
 
Registration is now open for The Science of Happiness. The eight-week online course begins on September 9, though you'll be able to proceed at your own pace. 
 
Six or 16 continuing education credit hours are available for a modest fee. More information here.
Educators: We Want to Hear from You
Are you an educator who wants training in social-emotional learning? 
 
We'd love to hear from you! Take our survey before Friday and be entered to win a free GGSC membership or a Starbucks gift card!
Other Upcoming Events

2014 Resilience Conference

When: May 2, 2014

Where: American Jewish University, Los Angeles 

 

The Resilience Conference features nationally prominent experts who focus their research and practice on how to best support young people with autism, learning differences, and ADHD in their transition to college, the workplace, and beyond.

 

Features GGSC's Education Director Vicki Zakrzewski and experts from Harvard, UC Irvine, Yale, and UCLA.

 

Positive Business Conference

When: May 15-17, 2014

Where: Ann Arbor, MI

 

Produced by the University of Michigan's Steven M. Ross School of Business, this inaugural event will show how business can be an extraordinary vehicle for positive change in today's dynamic global economy.

 

The conference features leaders from Ford, Proctor & Gamble, Humana, McKinsey, Whole Foods, and more. 

Meet Our Hornaday Graduate Fellows
Sarah Wheeler

This month, meet Hornaday Graduate Fellow Sarah Wheeler, a Ph.D. candidate in school psychology at UC Berkeley.

 

As a Hornaday Fellow, Wheeler's research focuses on validating a social-emotional well-being screener for early-elementary aged children.   

 

Learn more about Wheeler and the rest of our 2013-14 fellows here, and in future newsletters.