Current Issue
May/June, 2013
Observer Article
APS Welcomes New Board Members
The new APS Board of Directors is set for 2008-2009. Walter Mischel takes the helm as APS President, succeeding John T. Cacioppo who, after guiding APS through its 20th anniversary ... More>
Observer Article
NIH Grants: Trust But Don’t Verify
Senator Charles E. Grassley wants universities to enforce the rules regarding conflicts of interests by scientists holding grants from the National Institutes of Health. And he wants NIH to crack ... More>
Observation
Richard Bootzin Wins Outstanding Educator Award
Past APS Board Member Richard Bootzin was recently awarded the Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award by the Sleep Research Society for his work as a professor at the University ... More>
Presidential Column
Our Urban Legends: Publishing
The realization that writing these columns is expected from an APS President triggered fears I trace to a conversation with my fondly remembered Stanford colleague, Amos Tversky. About 30 years ... More>
Teaching Tips
Helping Students Improve Their Writing
When a student paper states that performance anxiety can lead to sexual impudence, we might laugh. When a dissertation uses the expression It is argued more times than we can ... More>
