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Cannabis May Help Some Communities Cope with Gun Violence
A new study examines the role of cannabis on the well-being of street-identified Black Americans in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Member Townhall 3: Bylaws and Your Future APS
Friday, October 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. ET (17:00 UTC) The Association for Psychological Science is engaged in an organization-wide effort to modernize and improve how we serve psychological scientists and continue to advance psychological science around the world in the years ahead. One part of this effort is to review and update our bylaws, which have not fundamentally changed since our founding in 1988. The Board of Directors, with input from past presidents and board members, current and past committee members and journal editors, and staff, are proposing these new bylaws. The Board of Directors invites additional comments and feedback from all APS members.
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Member Townhall 2: Bylaws and Your Future APS
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET (Friday, October 3, 00:00 UTC) The Association for Psychological Science is engaged in an organization-wide effort to modernize and improve how we serve psychological scientists and continue to advance psychological science around the world in the years ahead. One part of this effort is to review and update our bylaws, which have not fundamentally changed since our founding in 1988. The Board of Directors, with input from past presidents and board members, current and past committee members and journal editors, and staff, are proposing these new bylaws. The Board of Directors invites additional comments and feedback from all APS members.
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Member Townhall 1: Bylaws and Your Future APS
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 9:00 a.m. ET (13:00 UTC) The Association for Psychological Science is engaged in an organization-wide effort to modernize and improve how we serve psychological scientists and continue to advance psychological science around the world in the years ahead. One part of this effort is to review and update our bylaws, which have not fundamentally changed since our founding in 1988. The Board of Directors, with input from past presidents and board members, current and past committee members and journal editors, and staff, are proposing these new bylaws. The Board of Directors invites additional comments and feedback from all APS members.
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As More People Choose the Single Life, Researchers Ask: Are They Happier?
Nastasha Streiling says even though she'd like a relationship, she's happy being single. The 28-year-old, who lives in Victoria, says she's "not going to be with someone unless it enhances things." She's part of a growing number of single people in Canada and around the world. "There seems to be evidence that around the world people are staying single longer and sometimes staying single permanently," said Geoff MacDonald, a psychologist at the University of Toronto whose lab studies the well-being of single people.
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Your Immune System Can Make You Feel Sad, and That’s a Good Thing
While your body fights germs, you feel depressed, anti-social, even lethargic. Social neuroscientist Keely Muscatell offers an evolutionary explanation for why your mood and immune system are linked. ...
