Graphic Warning Labels Linked to Reduced Sugary Drink Purchases
Warning labels that include photos linking sugary drink consumption with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay may reduce purchases of the drinks, a field study shows… More
Health Psychology
Psychological Scientists Honored by NIH
The National Institute of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research has announced that psychological scientists, including APS Fellow Terrie E. Moffitt, are taking home top honors at its annual event recognizing the best in behavioral science… More
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Health Research for African Psychological Scientists
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are partnering with the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI), a program that recruits and trains early-career African scientists at an intramural lab at NIH in a global health research area priority of their home institutions/countries… More
NSF Funding for Smart and Connected Health
The National Science Foundation invites proposals for the interagency “Smart and Connected Health (SCH): Connecting Data, People, and Systems” program, which funds high-risk/high-reward research, including behavioral and cognitive projects, on the development of technologies and analytical models in health and medicine… More
NIH Funds Collaborative Research in Brain and Nervous Systems Disorders
The Global Brain Disorders Research Program, funds collaborative projects that allow US-based institutions (and those in other upper-middle income countries) to partner with institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS) to build research capacity, train local scientists, and tackle research questions and interventions to mitigate negative environmental effects on brain health… More
Fredrickson receives TANG Prize for Positivity Research
APS Past Board Member Barbara Fredrickson has been awarded the TANG Prize for Achievements in Psychology. Fredrickson, a Kenan Distinguished Professor of… More