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Hinshaw Receives Ruane Prize for ADHD Research
APS Fellow Stephen Hinshaw has received the 2019 Ruane Prize for his work on the developmental psychopathology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Call for Applications: SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowships
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is seeking applications for the upcoming 2020-2021 SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship Programs. Fellowship opportunities are available for current doctoral students and early- to advanced-career experts with a doctoral-level degree in any discipline related to child development. Deadline: January 3, 2020 More information is available on the SRCD website.
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Inability to Feel Pleasure Could Influence Opioid Addiction Treatment, Scientists Say
A team of clinical scientists is examining a possible psychological symptom that may heighten craving and risk of replace for people recovering from opioid dependence.dependence.
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National Academy of Medicine Elects APS Fellow Ted Abel
APS Fellow Ted Abel of the University of Iowa is among four psychological scientists newly elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Abel is recognized for his work on the interplay of sleep and memory formation and storage, and the molecular basis of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, including autism. Abel is Professor and Chair of UI’s Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology and Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. He is director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the university.
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Robert Provine, 1943 – 2019
APS Fellow Robert R. Provine, who studied the development and evolutionary basis of laughter, hiccupping, yawning, and other social behaviors, died October 17. Provine was a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, where he studied and taught for over 40 years after earning his Ph D in psychology at Washington University in St. Louis in 1971. In his social neuroscience research, Provine explored how behavior builds bonds in pursuit of universal underlying processes not only through work with humans, but through comparative studies of dozens of species ranging from chimpanzees to penguins, insects, and snakes.
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2020 RAND Summer Institute
27th Annual RAND Summer Institute, July 6-9, 2020, in Santa Monica, CA. The RAND Summer Institute will consist of two conferences addressing critical issues facing our aging population: Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists; and a Workshop on the Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging. Interested researchers can apply for financial support covering travel and accommodations. Application Deadline: March 16, 2020 Visit RAND's website for more information and the application form: https://www.rand.org/well-being/social-and-behavioral-policy/centers/aging/rsi.html.
