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A Different Image of Problematic Drinking
Teaching: Here’s a strategy to help students think critically about the state of the science on alcohol use disorder.
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Member Spotlight: 2025 Spence Awardee Julia Leonard on Celebrating Children’s Progress
This Yale University researcher discusses her efforts to understand children’s approach to learning.
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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
Science seldom works in straight lines. Sometimes it’s “applied” to solve specific problems: Let’s put people on the moon; we need a Covid vaccine. Much of the time it’s “basic,” aimed at understanding, say, cell division or the physics of cloud formation, with the hope that — somehow, someday — the knowledge will prove useful. Basic science is applied science that hasn’t been applied yet. ... Dr. Schanberg began collaborating with Tiffany Field, a psychologist at the University of Miami who had been studying tactile stimulation and infant development. Together, and with additional N.I.H.
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David Sbarra and the Impact of Social Connection on Public Health
The APS Fellow is taking a critical look at his pioneering research at the intersection of clinical and social psychology.
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Nine Early Career Researchers Join APS’s 2025 Cohort of Editorial Fellows
APS welcomes 10 researchers from across the globe to the second cohort of APS Editorial Fellows.
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What Do Young People Need to Help Them Thrive?
If you were asked to write an article about student happiness at your school, what would you include? What are some of the things that you and your peers identify as sources of joy, fun, togetherness and general satisfaction? What sorts of things bring stress, worry and a feeling of division or disconnection? ... “Study after study shows that social connection is critical for happiness, and young people are spending less time with friends than they were a decade ago,” said Laurie Santos, a psychology professor at Yale and host of “The Happiness Lab” podcast.
