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Thursday, December 01, 2022

Ali Shakir Aims to Shine Light on Gravitational Lensing

A junior in physics and statistics and data science has received funding through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholar Development to work in Professor Rachel Mandelbaum's lab.
Thursday, November 03, 2022

September & October PostDoc News

The next issue in our newsletter series focusing on the most recent accomplishments of the postdocs associated with CMU Psychology.
Thursday, October 27, 2022

Verstynen Demystifies Zombie Brains

As Halloween approaches, The Washington Post asked experts to address some theories about zombies based on what is known about human bodies and brains.
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

A Dose of Belonging May Combat Depression

A new study finds that a college student’s sense of belonging affects the onset of depression later in the semester.
Monday, September 19, 2022

Summer PostDoc News

A new newsletter series focusing on the most recent accomplishments of the postdocs associated with CMU Psychology.
Friday, September 02, 2022

Pier and Beer Alike to the Ear

Graduate student studies link between speech perception and speech production.
New Leaders for a Strong Community
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

New Leaders for a Strong Community

Holt and Fiez to lead a reimagined neuroscience partnership.
Job Announcement: Joint Psychology/Neuroscience Institute Position (tenure track)
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Job Announcement: Joint Psychology/Neuroscience Institute Position (tenure track)

The Department of Psychology seeks highly qualified applicants for a tenure-track position shared by the Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology. Appointments will be considered at ranks from assistant to associate professor (including tenured associate).
Job Announcement: Full Time Quantitative Psychologist and Statistician (non-tenure track)
Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Job Announcement: Full Time Quantitative Psychologist and Statistician (non-tenure track)

The Health and Human Performance (Dr. David Creswell, PI) and Behavioral Health Laboratories (Dr. Kasey Creswell, PI) in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University invite applications for a full-time quantitative psychologist/statistician special faculty position, to begin Summer or Fall 2022.
Drinking Alone Foreshadows Future Alcohol Problems
Monday, July 11, 2022

Drinking Alone Foreshadows Future Alcohol Problems

A new Carnegie Mellon University study has found that drinking alone as an adolescent and young adult can increase the risk of alcohol use disorder later in life, especially for women.
Klatzky Elected into National Academy of Science
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Klatzky Elected into National Academy of Science

Roberta Klatzky, the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. University Professor of Psychology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is an expert in cognition whose research examines the relationships between human perception and action, with a focus on touch.
Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain
Thursday, May 05, 2022

Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain

New research explores how abstract concepts are represented in the brain across cultures, languages.
Cantlon Receives Cattell Award
Thursday, April 28, 2022

Cantlon Receives Cattell Award

Jessica Cantlon is one of four recipients of the James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships awarded by the Association for Psychological Science in 2022.
Job Announcement: Multiple Assistant /Associate Positions in Psychology (tenure track)
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Job Announcement: Multiple Assistant /Associate Positions in Psychology (tenure track)

The Department of Psychology seeks highly qualified applicants to fill multiple tenure-track positions. Appointments will be considered at ranks from assistant to associate professor (including tenured associate).
Tartans Aid India Through COVID Crisis
Monday, March 14, 2022

Tartans Aid India Through COVID Crisis

With contemporary skillsets and technological aptitude, the members of the Carnegie Mellon community often apply novel solutions to real world-problems. For some Tartans, the urge to help those in need recently hit home.
Faculty Spotlight: Michael Trujillo
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Faculty Spotlight: Michael Trujillo

Read more about Trujillo’s work that explores how stigma affects health.
The Mind's Edge
Monday, January 31, 2022

The Mind's Edge

Professor David Creswell and Olympian Apolo Ohno share how mindfulness training helps athletes and others.
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