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Influencing Evidence-Based Policy as a Graduate Student
Few processes impact the lives of everyday people as strongly as the creation of public policy. Public policy may be defined concretely as specific legislation, or it may be thought of more abstractly as the
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Finding Our Fundamentals
APS President Suparna Rajaram talks about curiosity and the drive to learn, improve, and change as the key ingredients in a long and thriving career in science.
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APS Joins With Other Science Organizations to Oppose Administration’s Travel Ban
The scientific community, including APS, is continuing to voice strong concerns about the effects on research and education of proposed restrictions on travel and immigration to the US. In a joint letter to President Trump
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“Puerto Rico Is Strong”: Outreach Campaign to Help Scientific Community in the Caribbean
Following a series of devastating hurricanes in the region, Washington University in St. Louis (WU) and Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), a local nonprofit organization promoting the advancement of science, are leading an outreach campaign to
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Seven Costs of the Money Chase: How Academia’s Focus on Funding Influences Scientific Progress
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Scott O. Lilienfeld details his concerns about academia’s emphasis on big research grants — and the reward system for the scientists who land them.
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Making the Most of University Museums
Tufts University psychological scientist Heather L. Urry has found a way to incorporate the school’s art gallery into an undergraduate course on coding facial movements – illustrating how museums are teaming with psychology faculty for collaborative instruction.