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June 06, 2016
Kudos

On May 22, Dr. Ramirez was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fairfield University, for his commitment to science education and research in neuroscience. 
 
Congratulations, Dr. Ramirez, on this highly deserved honor!


 
Science Directorate
Public Interest Directorate
June 2016 Monitor on Psychology includes:
  • Coming of age in the face of racism
  • Datapoint: What do people do with their psychology degrees?
  • Belated justice sexual assault victims
  • By the numbers: The economic cost of anxiety and depression
  • APA teams with the CDC to curb smoking
  • How much of the psychology literature is wrong?
  • Obesity and the growing brain
  • How did you get that job? Litigation consultant
  • & more! 
 
A Balancing Act: Navigating Work and Life in Early Career
For Inquiring Minds

 
John Oliver on Scientific Studies: How and why media outlets so often report untrue or incomplete information as science **BE WARNED this show is on HBO and includes language a viewer may find offensive (don't view if this may be an issue for you)
 
 
 
 
 
Planning Ahead: Events & Opportunities



Second Annual Diversity Weekend at the University of Minnesota scheduled for October 12-14, 2016, on the Minneapolis campus.
 
The costs of transportation and lodging will be covered for applicants selected to participate in this program. See this page for the application.  The deadline for receipt of these materials is August 22nd, 2016 at 5 pm (CST).  Applications will be reviewed over the next two weeks and selection notifications will be sent in early September.



The Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC) at Boston College is hosting it's 16th Annual Diversity Challenge Conference October 28-29, 2016.
 
If you would like more information about the ISPRC or previous Diversity Challenge Conferences, please check our website: http://www.bc.edu/schools/lsoe/isprc.html
 
Diversity Challenge 2016: Race, Culture, and Educating our Youths: Developing Whole People Not Widgets
 
October 28-29, 2016

Preparing & Applying for Grad School in Psychology
This series of 12 videos takes prospective graduate students step-by-step through the preparation, application, interview and admission processes. The presenters combine decades of advising experience and research findings with evidence-based and anxiety-reducing strategies for mastering each step. Each video is 20-25 min and there is a link for supplemental handouts.  

On This Day: 06 June


1875 - Grace Kent was born. The Kent-Rosanoff Free Association Test is the best known product of Kent's work in clinical psychology. She is also responsible for several other clinical assessment instruments.
 
1900 - Manfred Joshua Sakel was born. Sakel was a psychiatrist who discovered the effects of insulin shock therapy on schizophrenia.
 
1913 - Edward L. Thorndike's Educational Psychology: Vol. 1. The Original Nature of Man was published.
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