Congratulations to Prof. Bernie Weiner for receiving the prestigious Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Mentoring Award! The award recognizes professors who have inspired their students to achieve greatness and make a difference in their communities.
Congratulations to Prof. Adriana Galván for receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers! Established in 1996, the award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.
Professor Jen Silvers co-wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled “The looming health crisis for migrant children. The traumas experienced at Border Patrol centers could have life-long psychological effects.” The article is available on the Washington Post’s website.
Dr. Montoya and the Quantitative Research Collaboratory (QRClab) are a team of researchers working to create and assess statistical and research methods which assist psychological scientists in answering their research questions about why and when. A primary focus of our lab is on mediation and moderation analysis, which are statistical methods aimed at helping researchers…
Sara has been a teacher with the Infant Development Program since August of 2013. Before becoming a teacher, she was an ADP student intern. Sara started as the floater teacher, providing care to 25 infants and toddlers across our two classrooms. She worked with a team of 6 teachers. She stayed in this role until…
Congratulations to the 27 graduate students who participated in the Psychology Graduate Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, June 15, 2019! We wish our students much success in their futures!
Congratulations to the nearly 900 students who participated in the Psychology Undergraduate Commencement Celebration on Saturday, June 15th, 2019! We wish our students much success in their futures!
Congratulations to Professors Jen Silvers and Avi Adhikari for receiving Hellman Fellowships for 2019-2020! The UCLA Hellman Fellows Program was established by the Hellman Family Foundation to support and encourage the research of promising Assistant Professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research.
A study by UCLA researchers, including Prof. Jesse Rissman, published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, is being prominently featured on UCLA’s home page and the UCLA Newsroom. The researchers showed that they could enhance people’s ability to retrieve episodic memories by applying a weak electrical current over the anterior prefrontal cortex, demonstrating the important role…
Professor Alan Castel was interviewed by Robyn Williams of The Science Show about his book “Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.” The interview is titled “Secrets of those who bloom in their senior years revealed” and is available on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s website.