The Love Consortium
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Collaboratively leveraging data to accelerate scientific understanding of human connection. theloveconsortium.org Most recent TLC newsletter: https://go.unc.edu/TLCJuneNewsletter Upcoming events: www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Two weeks to go! Submissions close July 15 for our virtual love conference taking place October 13, 2026. theloveconsortium.org/so/0cPxw0E2g...
Call for Speakers Submissions due July 15!
Do you have new findings on love you'd like to share with our community? We invite you to submit your research or presentation for the Love Consortium's 4th Love Conference—taking place virtually on O...
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We are excited to share a published paper from one of our 2021-2022 Graduate Student Research Grant Awardees leveraging datasets from The Love Consortium Dataverse. Congratulations to TLC Love Fellow Kristina Schrage and her collaborators. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Only one week remains to register for the first TLC Journal Club! Learn more and register on our website: theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Learn more about Yen-Ping Chang's dataset looking at gratitude in elementary school children in our latest Behind the Data Interview. youtu.be/VPZZORBbxzE?...
The Love Consortium: Behind the Data
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Our most recent TLC Newsletter spotlights @pauleastwick.bsky.social and his new book Bonded by Evolution. Learn more about his inspiration in writing the book and the insights he is excited to share here:
Curious about how agent-based modeling can advance attraction research? Explore Amie Zhao’s insightful deep dive in the latest TLC Newsletter. go.unc.edu/TLCJuneNewsl....
Learn more about our upcoming Empathy Preconference at the upcoming @psychscience.bsky.social Annual Convention in May. We hope you can join us! #APS26BCN #TLCAPS26 theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Learn more about Emily Impett's dataset "Relocation and Romantic Relationships - Cross-sectional, 2018-2019" described on The Love Consortium Dataverse in our latest Behind the Data video. youtu.be/irrHWoznXbg
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Our latest TLC newsletter spotlights Sarah Dolaty and her research in youth participation in mental health programming. Read her interview here: go.unc.edu/TLCMarchNews...
@aneezapervez.bsky.social shares the importance of schools in understanding how belonging develops in the latest TLC Newsletter. Read her deep dive here: go.unc.edu/TLCMarchNews...
Looking for more data on relationships? Did you know that The Love Consortium Dataverse is home to over 90 datasets with data from a romantic relationship. What are you looking for? dataverse.unc.edu/dataverse/love #ValentinesDay2026
Submissions are now open for Empathy: Approaches and implications for a divided world—an in-person TLC event to coincide with the APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain, late May, 2026. go.unc.edu/empathyevent
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Building on our recent virtual event, Empathy as an Interpersonal Process, The Love Consortium is thrilled to continue this important conversation in person in May! Empathy: Approaches and implication...
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Submissions are now open for Empathy: Approaches and implications for a divided world—an in-person TLC event to coincide with the APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain, late May, 2026. go.unc.edu/empathyevent
Call for Speakers
Building on our recent virtual event, Empathy as an Interpersonal Process, The Love Consortium is thrilled to continue this important conversation in person in May! Empathy: Approaches and implication...
go.unc.edu
Learn more about Dr. Marta Kowal’s large-scale, cross-cultural study—spanning 175 countries and 45 languages and addressing the global need for data on romantic love—in her recent interview with TLC Interim Director Gul Gunaydin. youtu.be/cnQSz6qHUew
The Love Consortium: Behind the Data
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TLC will be hosting an in-person event on empathy to coincide with the 2026 APS Annual Convention taking place in Barcelona next May (see below). Stay tuned for more information, including a call for speakers.
Submissions for the 2026 APS Annual Convention are due 10 December! #APS26BCN #AcademicSky Learn more & submit here: www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/... Financial Assistance: www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/... Poster Awards: www.psychologicalscience.org/conventions/...
Our latest TLC Newsletter spotlights @gregdepow.bsky.social from the University of California San Diego and his work on empathy in everyday life. Read his interview here: go.unc.edu/TLCDecemberN...
Kunalan Manokara and Patty Van Cappellen share the latest research on empathy’s potential to bridge social divides in the latest TLC Newsletter. Read their deep dive here: go.unc.edu/TLCDecemberN...
Gratitude may be a hot topic in the U.S. every November, but at TLC, it’s a year-round focus. Our Global Gratitude Dataverse features 50+ dataset descriptions focused on gratitude, love, and social connection. Learn more about potential collaborations by visiting dataverse.unc.edu/dataverse/ggdv
Join us next week for "Empathy as an Interpersonal Process" featuring Judith Kotiuga from University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières. Learn more here: www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Join us next week for "Empathy as an Interpersonal Process" featuring Maria Monroy from Yale University. Learn more here: www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Excited to have you @gregdepow.bsky.social! We hope you'll join us next week. www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
On Nov. 18th I'll be presenting at a virtual symposium run by @theloveconsortium.bsky.social. I'll present recent work w/ @chrisoveis.bsky.social on how different dimensions of empathy relate to perceived responsiveness for the target of empathy across positive and negative emotional conversations.
Please join us for "Empathy as an Interpersonal Process," a virtual symposium with moderated discussion on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Learn more here: www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Please join us for "Empathy as an Interpersonal Process," a virtual symposium with moderated discussion on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Learn more here: www.theloveconsortium.org/tlc-events
Learn more about Dr. Jessica Maxwell's speed dating study, featuring data from 400+ participants at 16 events, in her conversation with TLC Founding Director Sara Algoe in this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXjv...
The Love Consortium Dataverse: Behind the Data
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Get a sneak peek at The Love Consortium Skillverse, our new collaborative platform, in this brief video with TLC program manager Laura Kurtz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmgf...
Introducing The Love Consortium Skillverse
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Our latest TLC Newsletter spotlights @jaimiekrems.bsky.social from UCLA and her work as Co-founder/Director of the UCLA Center for Friendship Research, the first academic hub dedicated to decoding and strengthening friendship. Learn more in our latest newsletter here: go.unc.edu/TLCOctoberNe...
Grace Vieth shares how the unique contextual features of adult friendships make them ideal relationships for positive processes in the latest TLC Newsletter. Read her deep dive here. go.unc.edu/TLCOctoberNe...