The Q-and-A with Aimee Miller-Ott: Are cellphones disconnecting us?

Unhappy couple ignoring each other using mobile phones. Boyfriend and girlfriend with smartphone addiction. Bad relationship concept

In this Q&A, Illinois State University Professor Aimee Miller-Ott talks about her study examining phone usage between helicopter parents and college students, the weird impasse we find ourselves in when a companion is on their phone, and how texting can lead to miscommunication, especially between couples and friends.

Fear of missing out topic of talk, February 11

headshot of Meredith Harrigan in front of ivy-covered walls

Meredith Harrigan of State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo will give a talk titled “The Fear of Missing Out (FoMO): Implications for Personal Relationships and Student Success” at 3 p.m. Monday, February 11, in Schroeder Hall, room 236.