Department News

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

Jer Clifton was named one of this year’s APS Rising Stars!

The Association for Psychological Science Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS Members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD.

February 5, 2024

David Brainard has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 23 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among those elected are David Brainard, RRL Professor of Psychology and director of the Vision Research Center.

May 3, 2023

Coren Apicella awarded Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching

As the School of Arts and Sciences' highest teaching honor, the Abrams Award recognizes faculty who have sustained records of teaching excellence.

April 13, 2023

Marty Seligman received 2023 Liberal and Professional Studies Award for Distinguished Teaching in Professional Graduate Programs

Marty Seligman has been selected as an awardee for the 2023 Liberal and Professional Studies Award for Distinguished Teaching in Professional Graduate Programs. This award is given for demonstrating the ability to engage professional graduate students actively in the learning process through teaching that is intellectually rigorous and innovative, and supporting professional and academic learning outcomes for these programs.

April 11, 2023

Becky Waller given 2023 Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research

Becky Waller has been selected as an awardee for the 2023 Dean’s Award for Mentorship of Undergraduate Research. This award is presented to SAS standing faculty members for meaningful engagement of undergraduate students in research due to exceptional nurturing and facilitating by faculty.

April 11, 2023

Michael Arcaro is a recipient of APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution

Michael Arcaro has been selected as an awardee for the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution in the areas of perception and motor performance. This award honors early career scientists who have advanced the psychology discipline with extraordinary scholarly accomplishments. For more information, please visit: https://www.apa.org

January 30, 2023