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  1. Samuel McDougle, Assistant Professor of Psychology, was awarded a 2024–25 Arthur Greer Memorial Prize from the FAS for his groundbreaking work to understand how cognition interacts with the body’s movements.

    Samuel McDougle
  2. The Wu Tsai Institute is launching a new graduate certificate to prepare the next generation of researchers through interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on activities, and professional development.

    Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan being performed on a patient (Photo by Ian Christmann).
  3. In a Q&A, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Professor of Psychology, discusses the mental health challenges faced by many individuals while incarcerated and after their release — and a growing effort in New Haven to offer them support.

    Arielle Baskin-Sommers
  4. New visual modeling research revealed a specialized algorithm deep in the primate brain that transforms 2D images into 3D mental models.

    Hakan Yilmaz, a Ph.D. candidate in Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, with Ilker Yildirim, an assistant professor of psychology in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Photo credit: Dan Renzetti.
  5. A new study co-authored by Yale psychologist Melissa Ferguson finds pervasive anti-foreign biases in the United States predict voting patterns on ballot initiatives that restrict immigrant rights.

    AI-generated illustration that shows a collage of three people's headshots, each overlain by a label that says "AMERICAN" or "FOREIGNER". Illustration by Michael S. Helfenbein with Adobe Stock and AI-generated images.
  6. The University of Athens medical school bestowed an honorary degree on the former Yale president in recognition of his work as a social psychologist and his “exceptional” administrative leadership.

    NKUA Rector Professor Gerasimos Siasos, left, former Yale President Peter Salovey, and Professor Pagona Lagiou, dean of the NKUA School of Health Sciences, wear ceremonial regalia during the June 15 ceremony in Athens, Greece.
  7. This message announces the winners of the 2024-25 Heyman and Greer prizes for scholarship. Congratulations to the honorees!

  8. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences this week recognized Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Samuel McDougle, and Junliang Shen for scholarly achievements in their respective fields.

    Portraits of the 2024-25 Heyman Prize and Greer Prize winners. From left: Sam McDougle, Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, and Junliang Shen.
  9. This month, psychologist Laurie Santos debuted a new online course aimed at helping parents promote their own well-being in an age of increasing parental anxiety and stress.

    Illustration of a mother and daughter looking sad and anxious while holding a cell phone together. Image credit: Adobe Stock.
  10. Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, was one of nine individuals and organizations from across Yale and New Haven recognized during the annual Seton Elm-Ivy Awards ceremony on April 8.

    Arielle Baskin-Sommers