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District of Columbia Turns to Science to Improve City Operations
Washington DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning to an integrative team of scientists called The Lab @ DC as part of a new effort to utilize evidence-based policy to improve city governance.
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Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
A study examining the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical policy interventions shows that nudges often yield high returns at a low cost.
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Summer Program Provides Undergraduates With Hands-On Training in Alcohol Research
In the summer of 2016, seven undergraduate students participated in the University of Missouri’s first Alcohol Research Training Summer School (MU-ARTSS), an internship for students interested in the psychological science of alcohol use and dependency. APS spoke with four students to learn more about their experiences.
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Justice Department Turns to Psychological Science to Improve Eyewitness Identifications
The US Department of Justice draws on psychological research to identify best practices in eyewitness identification procedures.
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Meet Crystal C. Hall, Office of Evaluation Sciences Fellow
APS talked recently with Crystal C. Hall, an Office of Evaluation Sciences Fellow who is a psychological scientist and Associate Professor at the Evans School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Washington.
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Major Change in NIH Policy for Clinical Trials Applications
In a significant departure from current practices, NIH has issued new policies relating to grant applications involving clinical trials, including one mandating that all applications involving clinical trials must be in response to a funding opportunity designed for clinical trials.