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Prof. Adelman Receives Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award

Congratulations to Professor Howard Adelman for receiving the Research-to-Policy Collaboration Scholar Award from the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) in recognition of his public impact and contribution to researcher and policymaker engagement. This award is given to scholars who have demonstrated commitment to achieving the public benefit of research at scale through public policy relationships by engaging in the RPC model activities.

Prof. Christensen Receives 2025 Alfred M. Wellner Lifetime Achievement Award for Research

Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Andrew Christensen for receiving the 2025 Alfred M. Wellner Lifetime Achievement Award for Research from the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. He was selected for the award based on his numerous and outstanding contributions to the profession through scholarship, supervision, development of innovative interventions, and professional involvement at the state, national, and international level. More information is available at the National Register’s website.

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

Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes

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

2025 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

Congratulations to the nearly 1,400 students who participated in the Psychology Undergraduate Commencement Celebration this year!

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 Patricia Cheng

The philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn asks: what must nature be like in order for science to be possible at all? As a cognitive scientist, my research asks a parallel question: what must we humans assume the world be like for us to comprehend it?

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