Media mention: Abraham discusses science of creativity, imagination in podcast episode; Cooper quoted in stories about heatstroke

Abraham discusses science of creativity, imagination in podcast episode

Anna Abraham, E. Paul Torrance Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and director of the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent, recently spoke on the science of creativity and imagination on the FitMind podcast.

Discussion topics included the definition of imagination, overlap between imagination and memory, ways to build creativity, and more.

Listen to the full interview on the FitMind website.

Cooper quoted in stories about heatstroke

Bud Cooper, clinical professor and clinical education coordinator in the Department of Kinesiology, was recently quoted in multiple stories about the effects of heatstroke after the death of a college wrestler in Kentucky. The student athlete, Grant Brace, died of exertional heatstroke after wrestling practice in August 2020.

“Usually with heatstroke, individuals have lost consciousness,” Cooper told the New York Post. “They will lose their ability to continue an activity. They’ll be lethargic. They’ll have an inability to communicate.”

Read the full story on our website.