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NIH Encourages Studying the Risk and Prevention of Black Youth Suicide
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) have issued a Notice of Special Interest inviting grant applications proposing to research the risks and prevention of Black child and adolescent suicide.
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Stay Involved: National Academies Study on Alzheimer’s and its Related Dementias
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) are holding two virtual workshops related to its ongoing Decadal Survey on Alzheimer’s and its Related Dementias on July 7 and 8, 2020.
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Science Academies From Around the World Release Joint Statement on Basic Research
The G-Science Academies is a group of science academies made up of the G-7 countries, plus an additional seven countries, that releases periodical statements to their respective governments on the state of science in the world.
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Psychological Scientists Convene on How Research Can Shape the Future of National Security
On June 24, 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a webinar colloquium that brought prominent researchers in the fields of psychological science, neuroscience, and cognitive science together to discuss how their research can help shape the future of national security.
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Five Years Ago, Love Won. Here’s How Research Helped Make That Progress Possible.
Five years ago today, the Supreme Court allowed same-sex marriage to become the law of the land when it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. It was a victory built on generations of tireless advocacy, election day disappointments, and spurts of progress across the country. One of the key elements to winning this battle was research, notably that of UCLA psychologist Evelyn Hooker. In the 1940s and 50s, when gay men could be arrested just for being gay, Hooker bucked the norms of her era and studied them like any other subject. Her groundbreaking work showed that being gay was not a mental illness. It started with a friendship.
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Psychological Research: Racial Biases in the Peer-review and Publishing Enterprise
Researchers closely examine the racial dimensions of what they consider to be top-tier cognitive, developmental, and social psychology journals.
