UConn Prof. Kenny inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Former Sec. of State George P. Schultz, former Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Sam Nunn, Darwin biographer Janet Browne and Linda Buck, co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize also are newly inducted members.

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence by electing “the finest minds and most influential leaders of the day.”

The 190 newly inducted Fellows and 22 new Foreign Honorary Members are leaders in scholarship, business, the arts and public affairs.

On Oct. 11, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut, David A. Kenny, was inducted into the 228th Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Mass.

Kenny studies person perception – how we get to know other people, and the judgments we make about other people.  One area of his research is meta-perception – he studies how we come across to other people – and he has found that we underestimate the variability in the impression we make on others.

How married and dating couples perceive each other and how that changes over time is another research interest.  [Click here to hear a fascinating podcast of David Kenny talking about his research. ]

Kenny is also the recipient of the most prestigious award in social psychology, the Donald T. Campbell Award, and is the author of six books.

He has written extensively in the areas of mediational analysis, interpersonal perception and the analysis of social interaction data.

He received the Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award at UConn in 1998 and is the current UConn Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Professor.

Kenny lives in Storrs with his wife, Marina Julian. His three children from his first marriage are all graduates of the University of Connecticut.

Other newly inducted members include former Secretary of State George P. Schultz; former Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sam Nunn; Darwin biographer Janet Browne, who recently spoke at UConn; and Linda Buck, co-winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

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Save time, save trees: how to stop that 'junk mail'

It may take several months before you see the flow of unwanted mail decrease – catalogs in particiular, because companies will print their catalogs months in advance of mailing.

In my travels, I have come across some good tips on how to reduce junk mail. I have been doing this at home for several years now and it really works. I no longer need to carry a shopping bag with me when I go to the mail box.

There’s a few steps to take, but if you chip away at the mailing lists you are already on and send a letter to the address below, it is very possible to almost eliminate junk mail.

Really.

First step: Send a letter to

Simply state, “ Please register my name with the mail preference service. I want to reduce the amount of unwanted mail I receive.” List all the various ways that your name and address typically appear on mailing labels.

Your name will be added to a national suppression list, which will prevent it from being sold or rented to other companies.

And it usually is effective for a few years – every few years send another letter. If you move, then you will need to send a letter to the Mail Preference Service with the new address.

If you are already on a lot of mailing lists – I’m assuming you are since you are reading this - then you need to go to step 2.

Second step: For the unwanted mail that you currently receive, either call or write to the sending company or organization directly and request removal of your name from their mailing list. If they provide it, use their prepaid mailer or their toll free number.

It may take several months before you see the flow of their unwanted mail decrease – catalogs in particiular, because companies will print their catalogs months in advance of mailing.

Third step: Anytime you order by mail or make a contribution to an organization, let that company/organization know that you do not want your name sold or rented.

One of the ways that companies and organizations make money is to sell or rent their mailing lists to like organizations. If you forget to mention this when making an order or donation, then you may be setting yourself up for a new birage of unwanted mail.

It should be easier than this to have a life free of junk mail. But it is not. At least not yet. Think of all the trees you will be saving by cutting down on the junk mail menace.

Good luck.

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