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Satiated, Stuffed, and Spatially Impaired?
A few days of high-fat, high-sugar eating — say, Thanksgiving followed by a weeks’ worth of leftovers — may impair a specific cognitive function: spatial recognition.
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Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Announces Request for Proposals
The Indiana University (IU) Lilly Family School of Philanthropy announces the launch of a competitive regranting program, "Generosity for Life: The Science and Imagination of Living Generously," to expand knowledge on life-course generosity in two distinct areas, including innovation within the social sciences and the arts/humanities. The goal of this unique project is to attract and capture bold ideas within the study of life-course generosity and to advance multidisciplinary methods and approaches within the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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The Impact of Psychological Science on Policing in the United States
In the past several years, incidents between community members and the police have highlighted what many have been feeling for a long time–a lack of a sense of police legitimacy.
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Reducing Intergroup Conflict Through Contact
The world is a diverse place containing people of different races, ethnicities, and nationalities. This diversity, although beneficial in many ways, can also lead to tensions resulting in conflict between groups. Such strife occurs at every level of society, and the negative social and political outcomes it produces have led researchers to investigate ways to reduce conflict and prejudice. In a 2015 study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, researchers Gunnar Lemmer and Ulrich Wagner (Philipps-University Marburg, Germany) examined the effectiveness of intergroup contact at reducing ethnic prejudice.
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Best Practices in the Applied Psychology Classroom
This project was supported by the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science, which invites applications for nonrenewable grants of up to $5,000 to launch new, educational projects in psychological science. Proposals are due March 1 and October 1. Psychological science teachers from the high school level to the university level met in April 2015 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach to trade educational tips and best practices with one another.
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26th Rotman Research Institute Conference
The 26th Rotman Research Institute Conference will be held March 21–22, 2016. The conference theme is “Healthy Brains.” The 26th annual conference is bringing together academia and industry for a multi-faceted look at brain health. (See the complete program.) Call for Poster Abstract Submissions We welcome poster submissions that focus on research relating to brain, including, but not limited to, behavioral, neuroimaging, survey, pharmacological, and clinical studies. Submit your poster abstract online. See the conference website for venue information and accommodations. We look forward to seeing you at the Rotman Research Institute conference in 2016.
