APA Early Career Award

Adam Aron has been selected by the APA as the recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. As the history of this award indicates, it is an outstanding accolade for scientific achievement. To be announced in May's APA Monitor.

Facebook memories

Research by Laura Mickes, Nicko Christenfeld and Chris Harris shows that recognition for Facebook posts is substantially better than for photos or sentences. More info >>

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Perfect Pitch

Diana Deutsch and Kevin Dooley's research on perfect pitch featured heavily in media: Research summary, Huffington Post, NBC, UK's Daily Mail

SfN 2012

Psychology Department Graduate students presenting posters at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans

Pictured clockwise from top left: Evan Carr, Miren Edelstein, Tommy Sprague (affiliated Grad, Neuroscience Department), Mary Smith, Kristin Howell

Evan Carr & Piotr Winkielman's research on smiles

Whether or not someone unconsciously mimics the facial expressions of another—such as by returning a smile—appeared to depend, in part, on how powerful the mimic feels, and the status of the person they are "mirroring"… Wall Street Journal>>

David Liu receives Harrington Fellowship

This award allows a handful of fellows to spend a year at UT Austin focusing exclusively on research in a collaborative environment. Fellowship Information >>

Newest faculty: Christopher Bryan

Christopher Bryan joins the Social Psychology faculty. Chris studies how subtle changes in framing can change people's attitudes and behavior in ways that benefit them, their communities, and the larger society. READ MORE >>

A Bold Challenge

Learn how Prof. Norman Anderson pledged $100,000 in a challege to the UCSD psychology community. READ MORE >>