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APS Past President Gordon H. Bower (1932-2020)
It is with great sorrow that we mark the passing of APS Past President Gordon H. Bower on June 17, 2020. A Charter Member of APS, he served as President from 1991-1993 and was a longtime psychology professor at Stanford University, where he influenced generations of scientists throughout the field. Among his many recognitions is the U.S. National Medal of Science, which he received in 2005. See Bower's 2009 Inside the Psychologist’s Studio interview. See this longer tribute in the October Observer. Bower’s student Mark Gluck, of Rutgers University, wrote the tribute that follows.
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Barbara Tversky Receives Kampé de Fériet Award
APS Past President Barbara Tversky has received the Kampé de Fériet Award for her research on memory, thought, spatial models, and event perception.
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Annual NIH Ceremony Highlights the Importance of Behavioral Research
On June 8, the National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) held its 2020 Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors, which recognizes a researcher who has conducted transformative behavioral science work supported by NIH and has shown leadership in the field.
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New Small Grant Category Supports Antiracist Curricula
Grants will be available twice per year as Small Grants up to $5,000 and also as part of a temporary initiative to distribute microgrants to support online learning projects.
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Collective Action and Black Lives Matter
A 2017 review of recent social science research on Black Lives Matter outlined the movement’s motivations and growth but also cautioned that failure to achieve its goals could undermine support for it.
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Policing and Law Enforcement: Further Considerations from Psychological Science
A review of some research on police and stereotyping, police officers’ aggressiveness, and the impact of psychological science on policing in the United States.
