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Dr. Bjork Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Elizabeth Bjork for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the Academy recognizes exceptional leaders across the sciences, humanities, arts, business, and public affairs. Election to the Academy is a significant honor, reflecting Elizabeth’s outstanding contributions to scholarship and the broader intellectual community.

Prof. Feng Receives AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Yi Feng for receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award from Division D of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This annual award recognizes a dissertation that makes an outstanding contribution to methodology in educational research.

Graduate News

Erin Morrow (Cognitive Area) was quoted in a New York Times article!

Erin Morrow (Cognitive Area) was quoted in a New York Times article titled “To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor.” The article is available at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/science/science-budget-cuts-protest-letters.html?smid=url-share

Congratulations to Fran Querdasi (Developmental Area) for receiving the 2025 Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award for the best developmental dissertation.

Congratulations to Fran Querdasi (Developmental Area) for receiving the 2025 Millard Madsen Distinguished Dissertation Award for the best developmental dissertation. Fran’s dissertation is titled “Early Caregiving Adversity and Internalizing Symptoms in Middle Childhood to Adolescence: Gut Microbiome and Inflammatory Mechanisms,” and her dissertation committee chair is Bridget Callaghan.

Undergrad News

Congratulations to Gold Medalist Alysa Liu!

Congratulations to Alysa Liu for winning the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. She finished the games with two gold medals: her individual medal and one from the team competition. More information is available at the UCLA Newsroom.

Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes

The Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes is available for students to review to plan Fall quarter schedules.

Transforming Psychology

A New Era for UCLA Psychology

Please visit our Transforming Psychology website for information about exciting plans to transform UCLA’s iconic Psychology Tower (now named Pritzker Hall) into a collaborative, modern learning and research environment for one of the nation’s top psychology departments.

Faculty Spotlight

Highlighting Faculty Member Matthew Lieberman

We navigate our lives with the unshakable conviction that we see the world exactly as it is—an “open window” to reality. Yet, this feeling is a powerful illusion; we are actually viewing the world through idiosyncratic lenses that combine with input from the world to construct our reality while hiding the construction process from us. This misunderstanding is the hidden root of social conflict and our deepening crisis of loneliness.

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