# Prof. Gavin Kilduff's research on the benefits of rivalry is featured

1 Faculty News July 5, 2014 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/05/rivalry-running-performance_n_5552793.html) -- "'This suggests that we may be able to boost our own levels of motivation and performance by either forming rivalries or harnessing the ones we already have,' study researcher [Gavin Kilduff](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/gavin-kilduff), of NYU's Stern School of Business, said in a statement. 'It might also get us to think about whether other individuals in our lives may view us as their rivals.'"

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Additional coverage appeared on [PsychCentral.com](http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/07/04/rivalries-improve-individual-athletic-performance/72073.html) and [Runner's World](http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/to-run-faster-get-a-rival).