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Presidential Column
The Changing Landscape for Research and Education in Psychological Science
It doesn’t seem possible but this is the last column of my term as APS President. Throughout the past year you have heard from many of our APS colleagues who hold various administrative positions in universities in the United States and Europe. ... More>
Presidential Column
Small Investment, Big Returns
By most measures, we are living in the golden age of the social and behavioral sciences. Despite the modest amount and portion of funding it receives and its relevance and impact on human problems and potential, the behavioral and social sciences have many powerful critics, especially some members of Congress. ... More>
Letter/Observer Forum
Interdisciplinarity
For at least a couple of reasons, APS is to be commended for devoting attention, and Observer space, to various issues surrounding interdisciplinary inquiry (Elizabeth Phillips, “Beyond the Department: An Organizational Model for Interdisciplinarity”, Observer, Vol. 26, No. 2 February, 2013). ... More>
Presidential Column
Beyond the Department
If university administrators take simple steps to promote interdisciplinary research, psychology departments will reap big benefits. ... More>
Observation
When it Comes to Department Name, ‘Psychology’ Is #1
APS Treasurer Roberta L. Klatzky revisits an September 2011 Observer article on how US psychology departments are changing their names to reflect the field. Klatzky shares updates on the current distribution of departmental monikers. ... More>
