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Researchers from Wellesley studied the facial preferences of pairs of twins. Although the twins shared similar (or the same) genes and identical backgrounds, they often had very different preferences.

What's unique about Taylor Swift isn't just the pace and volume at which she puts things out, but also how she holds things back. "It's almost like a cat-and-mouse game," says professor Sally Theran.

Psychology professor Julie Norem says people use the phrase "everything happens for a reason" to avoid uncomfortable conversations. A real friend would dive deeper into your feelings and experiences.

Helen MacCloskey, class of 1929, was a Pittsburgh society girl who became a nationally ranked competitive pilot in the 1930s after taking flying lessons in secret, shocking her parents.

“I was completely dehumanised by my father”: Wellesley Centers for Women associate research scientist Kate Price uncovered horrifying truths of her childhood while researching child sex trafficking.

The 2025 Cato T. Laurencin Lifetime Research Award was bestowed upon Wellesley College president Dr. Paula A. Johnson at the opening ceremonies of the National Medical Association annual meeting.

Wellesley trustee emerita Ellen Goldberg Luger '83 is named University of Minnesota regent. The 12-member board controls operations and budget for the five-campus system.

WBUR celebrates Katharine Lee Bates, Wellesley class of 1880, literature professor, and author of ‘America the Beautiful,’ on her birthday. Filmmaker John De Graaf is interviewed.

Wellesley Centers for Women researcher, Kate Price, was physically and sexually abused by her father, who also trafficked her to other men. She tells her story in her memoir ‘This Happened to Me.’