As the momentum for translating basic scientific research into public-accessible knowledge grows, SLEIC scientist Dr. Koraly Perez-Edgar sets an example. Her work on shyness in childhood was recently featured by US News & World Report: Health, in which she communicates how she studies shyness by measuring threat-seeking behavior, and how both genetic and environmental factors contribute to a child's shyness, and how to help ease your child out of their shell to become less shy over time. Read the article here: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/10/1…