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Don鈥檛 Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

A new study led by CU-麻豆影院 shows how physically attractive women can overcome negative bias when pursuing traditionally masculine jobs: By acknowledging their looks in the job interview.

鈥淭urns out, there鈥檚 merit in the old Pantene ad, 鈥楧on鈥檛 hate me because I鈥檓 beautiful,鈥欌�� says lead author Stefanie Johnson, an assistant professor at CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Leeds School of Business. 鈥淚f a sufferer of female-beauty stereotyping addresses the issue, the perpetrator leaves behind preconceived ideas and is able to more clearly see her professional qualities.鈥�

The study showed that women who told interviewers 鈥淚 know I don鈥檛 look like your typical applicant鈥� or a variation, then directed attention to their resumes, were rated better than women who did not.

Published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the findings might also apply to other stigmatized groups, such as the physically disabled, Johnson says.

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Heard Around Campus

鈥淎thletic and academic success are not mutually exclusive, and it鈥檚 becoming a trademark of CU-麻豆影院.鈥�

鈥� Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, in his Oct. 14 State of the Campus address, noting that 21 student-athletes maintained 4.0 GPAs in 2013

$4 Million for Water Research

CU-麻豆影院 has received a $4.1 million federal grant for establishing a national research center focused on small and medium drinking water systems.

The DeRISK Center will 鈥渄evelop and test advanced, low-cost methods to reduce, control and eliminate鈥� water contaminants, CU announced in a news release.

鈥淏ig cities have the resources to hire specialized personnel to their staffs or to turn to external experts for assistance,鈥� says R. Scott Summers, the CU engineering professor who will lead the 麻豆影院 center. 鈥淪mall systems often do not have that capacity.鈥�

DeRISK stands for Design of Risk Reducing, Innovative Implementable Small System Knowledge Center. The grant comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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