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2012 SOMAS in the Neurosciences Grants
SOMAS (Support of Mentors and their Students in the neurosciences) intends to award four grants for $8,000 apiece to junior neuroscience faculty so that they can launch research programs at their home institutions and hone their skills at mentoring undergraduate students. The SOMAS grant application receipt deadline is December 1. For more information visit: http://www.somasprogram.org/
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Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Inc. Annual Conference
This is the premier event in industrial-organizational psychology, the 3-day conference features more than 300 sessions, an exhibit hall, social activities, one theme track of programming, and a job placement center. Location: The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego Dates: April 26-28, 2012 For more information visit: http://www.siop.org/confpart.aspx
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International Behavioral Neuroscience Society 21st Annual Meeting
The major goal of the meeting is to bring together scientists whose interests are in the broad area of understanding the neural control of behavior. We cordially invite members and nonmembers alike to attend our Annual Meeting. The program will include plenary lectures, oral communications, and poster sessions. Topics will focus on a number of themes including, but not limited to: Learning, Memory, and Neuronal Plasticity; Ingestive Behavior; Drugs of Abuse and Psychopharmacology; Behavioral Endocrinology; Behavioral Genetics; and Psychoneuroimmunology.
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The Obedience Experiments at 50
This year is the 50th anniversary of the start of Stanley Milgram’s groundbreaking experiments on obedience to destructive orders — the most famous, controversial and, arguably, most important psychological research of our times. To commemorate this milestone, in this article I present the key elements comprising the legacy of those experiments. Milgram was a 28-year-old junior faculty member at Yale University when he began his program of research on obedience, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which lasted from August 7, 1961 through May 27, 1962.
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30th International Congress of Psychology: Psychology Serving Humanity
The International Congress of Psychology, held every four years under the auspices of the International Union of Psychological Science, is the flagship event in international psychology. The previous 29th ICP was held in Berlin in July 2008 and attracted some 11,000 abstract submissions and over 10,000 delegates. The 30th International Congress of Psychology is the first to be held in Africa, and is organized by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and the Psychological Society of South Africa, in partnership with key South African universities and national government departments.
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International Congress: Crossroads of Psychology and Law
This international congress aims to bring together scholars, practitioners and postgraduate students from disciplines such as psychology, law, education, sociology, to initiate discussions on interconnections of psychology and law. This year's topic is "Crossroads of Psychology and Law'' held November 4-6, 2011 in Yerevan , Armenia. For more information visit: www.plcarm2011.com
