4 ways to fill the need to socialize during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Conversation
09 May 2021, 20:39 GMT+10
The pandemic has fundamentally reorganized our relationships with family, friends and colleagues. Socializing during lockdown has been discussed at length since the crisis began over one year ago.
In light of these findings, another question arises. Why can t humans do without others? The answer is simple: social connection is a fundamental need.
My colleagues and I at Universite Laval conducted a review of research on social connections and here is what we learned.
Human beings are fundamentally social
From birth to death, human beings need others to live, survive, develop and die. Our mother gives birth to us and our spouse or relatives accompany us to death.
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A $10 million gift to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has named the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center. Gensler family endows, names Cornell AAP NYC program
January 11, 2021
A $10 million gift to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been given to the college by a multi-generational Cornellian family.
The gift, from M. Arthur Gensler, B.Arch. ’58, and his family, will sustain AAP’s thriving New York City-based program in perpetuity by naming the Gensler Family AAP NYC Center. The funding – which includes $9 million for the endowment and $1 million for current-use funds – will support programming and personnel, including the Gensler Family Sesquicentennial Executive Director position, currently held by Bob Balder ’89.