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Jim Russellhas just published an Oxford University Press edited book,. Posted 5/8/17.

Karina Hamamouche,Laura Niemi, ԻSara Cordeshave published a paper inActa Psychologicaentitled "." Posted 4/12/17.

Laura Niemi, former Ph.D. student of Liane Young, Sara Cordes, and Ellen Winner, has accepted a tenure track position at the University of Toronto beginning in July 2018 in the Munk School of Global Affairs after a 2017-2018 postdoctoral fellowship sponsored by Duke University's Philosophy Dept, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and Kenan Institute for Ethics with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Felipe De Brigard. Posted 4/12/17.

Gorica Petrovichhas been awarded a four-year, $1.8 million competitive renewal NIH grant from the NIDDK to continue investigating “Forebrain Circuits and Control of Feeding Behavior by Learned Cues.” Posted 4/11/17.

Barry Schneiderhas been invited as distinguished visiting researcher at LUMSA, the university at the Vatican, for 2017-2018. He will be visiting there in December-January and/or after classes end in May. Posted 3/27/17.

Gene Heymanand his colleague, Verna Mims, recently published a chapter titled: "What addicts can teach us about addiction: A natural history approach." InAddiction and Choice,Heather, N. & Segal, G. (Eds). Posted 3/15/17.

Sara KeeferԻGorica Petrovichhave published a paper inNeurobiology of Learning and Memoryentitled "." Posted 3/13/17.

Josh Hartshornereceived a Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring Expense (TAME) award from the ɬ﷬ University Council on Teaching. Posted 2/20/17.

Hao Wureceived a ɬ﷬ Research Incentive Grant for his proposal, "Confidence Intervals in Power and Sample Size Calculation." Posted 2/17/17.

Scott Slotnickpublished a new book entitledby Cambridge University Press. Posted 2/17/17.

Sara Cordesis now serving as Associate Editor for the journalDevelopmental Science. Posted 2/2/17.

Liane Youngjoins the editorial board ofCognitionas of April 2017. Posted 2/2/17.

Maddie Raywon an Eastern Regional Research Award from Psi Chi for her upcoming poster at the Eastern Psychological Association conference. Posted 2/1/17.

Developmental faculty memberKatie McAuliffehas just beenby the Association for Psychological Science. She joins cognitive neuroscience faculty memberMaureen Ritchey, who was named a 2015 Rising Star.Jaclyn Ford, a postdoctoral fellow in Elizabeth Kensinger's lab, was also named a 2016 Rising Star. Posted 1/27/17.

Lauren AndersonԻGorica Petrovichhave published a paper inNeurobiology of Learning and Memoryentitled "." Posted 1/20/17.

Liane Youngis a 2017 recipient of the, in recognition of her significant impact on the field of psychological science. Elizabeth Kensinger was a 2010 recipient of this award. Posted 1/20/17.

Brittany Jeye,Jessica Karanian, ԻScott Slotnickhave published two papers inBrain Sciencesentitled "Spatial memory activity distributions indicate the hippocampus operates in a continuous manner" and "The anterior prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus are negatively correlated during false memories." Posted 1/18/17.

Liane Youngis a 2017 recipient of theSage Young Scholar Awards given by theFoundation for Personality and Social Psychology. These awards "acknowledge the outstanding contributions of young scholars in personality and social psychology." Posted 1/9/17.