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Welcome Our New Phd Student Taren Rohovit
September 2021
Taren is a PhD student in the CNS area. He is interested in attention, altruism, and the ways in which these topics interact with other systems.
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Melissa Moss Receives Early Career Contribution Award
June 2021
Melissa received the Early Career Contribution Award from the Society for Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science (Division 3 of the American Psychological Association) for her recent JEP:LMC paper. This award is for the most outstanding empirical papers published or accepted during that year that were authored by a new scholar (i.e., no more than three years post-PhD). Congratulations, Melissa!
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COVID-19 Emotions and Response Study.
December 2020
UPDATE: With the help of our awesome participants, we have now completed data collection for this 9 month study. Thanks so much to all who contributed!
April 2020
Over 50 years old? Participate in our new study to understand how people are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic! Click HERE to participate!
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New article on The Conversation:
Do people become more selfless as they age?
April 14, 2020
Our very own Ulrich Mayr has been featured on The Conversation, a nonprofit news website that specializes in bridging the gap between academia and the general public. Ulrich’s article discusses altruism and aging (and The Good Place).
Check out the article here!
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PhD Announcement
January 23, 2019
Congratulations to the new Doctor Atsushi Kikumoto for successfully defending his dissertation!