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Happiness Isn’t Just a Warm Puppy—UC Berkeley is First to Make it an Online Course

From Cal Alumni Association | June 23, 2014

40% of your happiness is up to you. The team at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center is pioneering the nation's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the Science of Happiness to show you how.

View this article at this Web address:
http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2014-06-24/happiness-isnt-just-warm-puppy-uc-berkeley-first-make-it

  • Allison Briscoe-Smith, GGSCs support was invaluable
    “The GGSC's support was invaluable in broadening my reach as an author and public speaker.”

    ― Allison Briscoe-Smith, assistant professor at the Wright Institute & former GGSC Graduate Fellow

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