More than 950 scientists around the world — including at least 25 psychological and behavioral researchers — have offered space in their facilities for US-based researchers who became stranded abroad when President Trump issued an executive order prohibiting citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. (The order is More
APS has joined 180 scientific organizations in raising concerns about the effect of President Trump’s planned immigration restrictions on America’s ability to attract international scientific talent. More
APS Past Board Member Paul W. Thayer, an industrial-organization scientist who played an integral role in the association’s development, passed away January 25, 2017. He was 89. More
The National Academy of Sciences has announced that Sian L. Beilock is a recipient of the 2017 Troland Research Award. The $75,000 prize is awarded to young investigators in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement within experimental psychology. Beilock, the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology and an Executive Vice Provost More
Having a lower larynx than humans do doesn’t prevent baboons from being able to make human-like vowel sounds. More
The US Department of Health and Human Services has released an update to the regulations that set forth federal protections for human subjects in research, also known as the Common Rule. Changes to the Common Rule, which was last revised in 2005, are of significant interest to psychological scientists. Among More
