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How Social-Class Norms Impact Disparities in Education and Work
The social-class disparities prevalent in US institutions of higher education and professional workplaces are influenced by many factors, including access to resources, individual differences in skill, and cultural barriers. In an article published in Current
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9th Annual Varda Shoham Clinical Scientist Training Initiative Grant Applications Open
The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) has announced the 9th annual Varda Shoham Clinical Scientist Training Initiative grant program. Applications are invited for small (up to $1500), non-renewable grants for training programs at the predoctoral, internship, or postdoctoral levels to launch new projects or support ongoing initiatives that are designed to more effectively integrate science and practice into their training program. We offer three different tracks for applicants: 1) conducting science in/on applied settings, 2) innovation in clinical science training or resources, or 3) value-added to the program.
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Call for Psychonomic Society Journal Editors
Nominations are being sought for the position of Editor of three Psychonomic Society journals: Behavior Research Methods, Memory & Cognition, and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Nominations are due by February 15, 2019. New Editors will begin accepting manuscripts on January 1, 2020. For more information, please visit the Psychonomic Society’s website.
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2019 RAND Summer Institute
The 26th Annual RAND Summer Institute (RSI) will take place July 8-11, 2019, in Santa Monica, CA. Application Deadline: March 15, 2019 The RSI will consist of two conferences addressing critical issues facing our aging population: the Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists on July 8-9 and the Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging conference on July 10-11. Interested researchers can apply for financial support covering travel and accommodations. Visit RAND's website for more information and the application form: http://www.rand.org/labor/aging/rsi.html.
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Cooperation in Chimpanzees Reveals Aspects of Our Evolutionary Past
In a study of helping, donation, and punishment, researchers found that chimpanzees were often faster to cooperate than to behave selfishly.
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Children’s Verbal Memory to Be Investigated in Replication Project
The editors of AMPPS invite researchers to apply to participate in this Registered Replication Report.
