Professor Adriana Galván’s Research Receives Media Attention
Date published: 02/08/18
A study by Professor Adriana Galván and psychology graduate student Sarah Tashjian, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, is being prominently featured on UCLA’s home page and the UCLA Newsroom. The researchers explain how some people disturbed by the 2016 presidential election have suffered a loss of appetite, trouble sleeping and concentrating, and have become easily annoyed, while others equally disturbed by the election result have not experienced such symptoms of depression. The full article is available at the UCLA Newsroom.
Professor Carolyn Parkinson’s Research Receives Media Attention
Date published: 02/01/18
A study led by Professor Carolyn Parkinson, published in the journal Nature Communications, is receiving national and international news coverage. The study found that friends have exceptionally similar neural responses to naturalistic stimuli, such as videos, and that patterns of brain activity can be used to predict the “degrees of separation” between people in their real-world social network. The results suggest that we are exceptionally similar to our friends in how we perceive and respond to the world around us.
Professor Adriana Galván Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant
Date published: 01/26/18
Congratulations to Prof. Adriana Galván, who was selected for a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant in conjunction with her sabbatical in Spain this coming year.
Connie Hammen to Receive APF 2018 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement
Date published: 01/11/18
Congratulations to Distinguished Research Professor Connie Hammen who will receive the 2018 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award “recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science.”
Professor Janet Tomiyama Wrote Essay for The Conversation
Date published: 01/09/18
Professor Janet Tomiyama wrote an essay (with former UCLA faculty member Traci Mann) for The Conversation, titled “What thin people don’t understand about dieting.” It is available at: http://theconversation.com/what-thin-people-dont-understand-about-dieting-86604.
Thomas R. Minor (1952-2017)
Date published: 03/27/17
Professor Thomas R. Minor, 64, passed away from bladder cancer on Monday, March 27, 2017, in Burbank, California, with his family at his bedside.