{
  "id": 8273265,
  "title": "More than puppy love: How therapy dogs bring students together",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/more-than-puppy-love-how-therapy-dogs-bring-students-together",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T15:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-puppy-therapy-dogs-students.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that's not always what they leave with. In a study of 676 students—most in their first year—researchers asked an open-ended question about what made a therapy dog visit meaningful and found the answers extended well past the animals themselves.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}