From wearing a lucky pair of socks, to following family traditions, rituals are embedded in our everyday lives. Dimitris Xygalatas is an anthropologist and scientist at The University of Connecticut, ...

Sports psychologists once treated rituals as a confidence trick — a placebo. The science has gotten more interesting than ...

Are there things that you do in certain settings, at particular times, that evoke a feeling and remind you of what is important? When I step up to bat in softball, I tap the bat twice just past the ...

If you’re like most people, you perform these two tasks in a set order. If something switches things up, it could impact the rest of the day. That’s because pieces of your morning routine are a ritual ...

Explore ceremony schedules, ticket details, special events and an archive of past celebrations — everything you need to experience a Purdue commencement celebration. Together, we raise our voices once ...

Various commencement ceremonies will be held in Columbia in May to celebrate spring graduates between May 8-17.