PsychologyThe 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. The National Academy of Sciences recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and—with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine—provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.
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May 3, 2023
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April 13, 2023
Coren Apicella has been chosen to be given the Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching. This award seeks to recognize teaching that is intellectually rigorous and exceptionally coherent and that leads to an informed understanding of a discipline. Recipients of the Ira Abrams Memorial Award embody high standards of integrity and fairness, have a strong commitment to learning, and are open to new ideas. As the School of Arts and Sciences' highest teaching honor, the Abrams Award recognizes faculty who have sustained records of teaching excellence.
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April 11, 2023
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.
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April 11, 2023
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.
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January 30, 2023
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
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December 21, 2022
The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) has awarded Sudeep know the 2023 Early Career Impact Award. FABBS promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; promoting scientific research and training in these fields; educating the public about the contributions of research to the health and well-being of individuals and society; fostering communication among scientists; and recognizing scientists who have made significant contributions to building knowledge.
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December 21, 2022
Anna Schapiro has just been chosen to be given the 2023 Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s Young Investigator Award. The purpose of the Young Investigator Award is to recognize outstanding contributions by scientists early in their career. Two awardees are named by the Awards Committee, and are honored at the CNS Annual meeting.
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December 20, 2022
The Society of Experimental Psychologists has awarded membership to Sudeep Bhatia. The SEP was founded by Titchener in 1904, receiving its current name in 1929. It was created as a way for research psychologists to convene to discuss methods and new discoveries.
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December 20, 2022
The Society of Experimental Psychologists has awarded membership to David Brainard. The SEP was founded by Titchener in 1904, receiving its current name in 1929. It was created as a way for research psychologists to convene to discuss methods and new discoveries.
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June 10, 2022
The Research Corporation For Science Advancement has named Anna Schapiro a 2022 Scialog Fellow for Molecular Basis of Cognition! Scialog Fellows are early career scientists identified as rising stars in the area of the initiative’s theme.
Scialog, short for Science + Dialog, is a unique framework for convening scientists with the goal of rapidly generating novel, high-risk basic science research ideas, catalyzing new collaborations among researchers, strengthening networks of early career scientists, and empowering private foundations and other funders to work together...