Chuck Snowdon will receive the Distinguished Primatologist Award from the American Society of Primatologists, which recognizes his outstanding career and contributions to the field. This is the highest award that the ASP can bestow, and …
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Clarke and Zettersten awarded NSF Fellowships
Emily Clarke of Professor Janet Hyde’s lab, and Martin Zettersten of both Professor Jenny Saffran and Professor Gary Lupyan’s labs have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. Please join us in congratulating them.
Coffey receives Alliant Energy James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Patricia Coffey, teaching faculty member in the Department of Psychology and respected forensic psychologist, was recently honored by the Universities of Wisconsin and the Alliant Energy Foundation for her exemplary contributions to teaching and …
Communities that experience mass shootings drink more alcohol in the aftermath, a new study finds
Public mass shootings in the United States increase alcohol sales in the affected communities for years afterward, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The findings, published this week in the journal PNAS Nexus, …
Connect with the Psychology Department on Social Media
Connect with the Psychology Department on Social Media! Follow the Psychology Department on Twitter @uwpsych for updates and announcements about opportunities and events. Anddon’t forget about our Facebook! Like us on Facebook (UW-Madison Department of Psychology) to see news and …
Covering faces around kids won’t mask emotions
Kids were able to correctly identify emotions on faces displaying (from left) sadness, anger and fear even when they were covered by a surgical mask. IMAGE COURTESY ASHLEY RUBA. The proliferation of face coverings to …
COVID-19 Impact on Undergraduate Events
Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 situation and recent campus update to move instruction online for the remainder of the semester, the Department of Psychology Student Thesis and Research Symposium and Undergraduate Awards …
Curtin wins $3.2 million NIH grant to improve alcohol use recovery with AI-driven interventions
Professor of Psychology John Curtin has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a mobile app-based engagement system, guided by machine learning, to help individuals with alcohol use disorder …
David Devilbiss to present at the TedMed Hive Conference
We are proud to announce that David Devilbiss and his team are one of the few teams to be accepted into the TedMed Hive conference in San Francisco in September. He will be presenting on …
Davidson elected to National Academy of Medicine
University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientist and professor Richard Davidson has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the premier authority dedicated to the health and medical sciences. The academy awards this honor to …