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Psychology is the science of mind, brain, and behavior

The Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest continuously functioning psychology department in North America.

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The Dahan Lab investigates how the mind works when people use language.

A Research Assistant in the Eden Lab, Sydney Sun, C’24, uses linguistic models to analyze how environment shapes interaction.

The Burge Lab focuses on the human visual system.

Researchers in Gottfried Lab aim to understand how the brain responds to odor.

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Angela Duckworth to be recognized on the SPSP Heritage Wall

Angela Duckworth will be added to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Heritage Wall. This honor reflects her exceptional impact on the science of personality and social psychology, as well as her dedication to advancing the SPSP community.

August 11, 2025

Marty Seligman awarded the John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Military Psychology (APA Div 19)

Congratulations to Marty Seligman, who has has received the John C. Flanagan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Military Psychology (APA Div 19). This award recognizes career-long achievements in military psychology in the areas of research, service, product development and/or administration.

June 18, 2025

Side by side image of the book cover with the title and an image of the brain, and a photographic portrait of Nicole Rust

Nicole Rust's first book has been published: "Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That"

Congratulations to one of our Psychology professors, Nicole Rust, on the release of her first book: "Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That."

June 16, 2025