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The National Cancer Institute: A Hub for Psychological and Behavioral Sciences
Psychology and other behavioral sciences have long helped address important social issues. Health — specifically cancer — is no exception. Psychological research elucidates the way in which people make health decisions, the effects of stress
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Playing God
The annals of academic hubris have recently been enriched by a renowned Harvard psychiatrist, who, upon being asked to identify the next rank above his full professorship, replied: “God.” An arrogant wisecrack? Yes. But this
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The Burden of Stimulus Money
There’s the familiar story of the guy of modest means who wins a lottery jackpot — and goes downhill from there. The same could be happening to the National Institutes of Health, and not for
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Keeping Science Moving in Tight Times
What does the economic turbulence of the last year mean for psychological scientists? As global markets shift and sway, colleges and universities across the globe are experiencing unprecedented economic uncertainty. Most are facing a harsh
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The Cattell Fund: ‘An Amazing Gift to the Field of Psychology’
The James McKeen Cattell Fund has supported “the science and the application of psychology” since its establishment in 1942. APS shares these goals and for the last several years has partnered with the Fund in
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NIH: Grant Competition Brings Age Friction
Nobody wants to face up to this, but we’ve got too many well-qualified health-related researchers relative to the amount of money available to keep them at work. And every year, more of them enter a
