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Charan Ranganath has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists. The society - founded by Edward Bradford Titchener in 1904 - is the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in Psychology. Congratulations, Charan!

The James S. McDonnell Foundation has announced the winners of the Inaugural Opportunity Awards for Understanding Cognition. This year only 10 awards were made worldwide, with two separate awards being made to UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain faculty members: Joy Geng (w/ co-PI Simona Ghetti) and Lisa Oakes (w/ co-PI Katie Graf Estes).

This honor is awarded to "APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service, and/or application. Fellow status is typically awarded for one’s scientific contributions, but may also be awarded for exceptional contributions to the field through the development of research opportunities and settings."

Anxiety and depressive disorders are common, comorbid, and challenging to treat, ranking them among the greatest contributors to human suffering. A key challenge for psychiatry and clinical psychology is to discover, understand, and ultimately treat the root causes of these common mental health problems. Dr.

A live conversation about stress and resilience during COVID-19 will be streamed on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube on Thursday, September 10 at 11:00 am Pacific Time. Paul Hastings is a professor of psychology and a faculty member at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain. He is currently running two surveys of personal and social responses to the pandemic.

Professor Goodman received a National Science Foundation (NSF) RAPID grant to study trust in governmental authorities and adherence to COVID-19 directives among low-income adults with childhood maltreatment histories. The project will study how various factors influence political trust and how that relates to observance of governmental instructions during the pandemic, particularly among adults with a history of child maltreatment.

Dr. Steve Luck, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and past director of the Center for Mind and Brain, and Dr. Victoria Cross, Associate Professor in the Psychology Department, played a major role in transitioning our campus to remote learning during the spring quarter.

Professor George Mangun, cognitive neuroscientist in the Psychology Department and Center for Mind and Brain at UC Davis, was quoted in Science magazine regarding his leading role in organizing the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) Meeting virtually.

Online teaching presents unique challenges for students and professors alike. Professor Steve Luck was interviewed by a local ABC News station to discuss these challenges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_BD6IrS0k . Professor Luck leads the Laboratory for Basic and Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at UC Davis.

Professor Hostinar discusses potential negative implications of the Corona crisis for teenagers' social and personal development on CNN.