Lectures Highlight Intimacy ; MU Series Looks at Roots of Adults' Relationships

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Lynne Cooper, a social psychology professor at the University of Missouri, was surprised to see so many students flock to attend a guest lecture.

Then again, who isn't interested in talking about love, relationships and sex?

The MU Department of Psychology is hosting this year a six-part Distinguished Lecture Series about relationships and intimacy titled "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Phillip Shaver, a psychology professor and researcher at the University of California, Davis, kicked off the series with a discussion about adult attachments.

More than 220 students packed Jesse Wrench Auditorium at Memorial Union on Thursday to hear the lecture. While some …