The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking outstanding tenure track faculty to deepen and expand research and teaching related to race and social equity. As a part of this overarching … Read more

21 of our Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduates are Fall 2021 initiates of the Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa is one of the oldest and most distinguished of all collegiate honorary societies. Membership is … Read more

Dr. Shauna Cooper, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, is the 2021 recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 35’s Foremothers Career Excellence in Mentoring Award. Division 35 members of the APA are actively involved in many, diverse areas of … Read more

Dr. Keith Payne, Professor of Social Psychology, and Dr. Patrick Curran, Professor of Quantitative Psychology, are the recipients of a 2021 National Science Foundation Grant. The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to … Read more

Dr. Paschal Sheeran, Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 National Cancer Institute R01 grant. The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by National Institutes of Health (NIH). The R01 … Read more

Dr. Sara Algoe, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 John Templeton Foundation grant. The John Templeton Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in major funding areas. They invest in bold ideas … Read more

Jose Nicolas Murgueitio, graduate student in Developmental Psychology, has been elected as Student Representative to the American Society for Nutrition (ASN)’s Global Nutrition Council. The Global Nutrition Council serves ASN members with basic and applied research interests in all aspects … Read more

Dr. Peter Ornstein, Professor Emeritus of Developmental Psychology, was recently honored with a presentation ceremony of a Festschrift volume, written in his honor, published in June 2021 by Cambridge University Press. “The Development of Children’s Memory: The Scientific Contributions of … Read more

Nate Priebe, a graduating senior in Psychology and Neuroscience, is the recipient of the 2021 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize. The Dashiell-Thurstone Prize is awarded each year for the best senior honors thesis, as judged by a faculty committee. This award is named … Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Psychology and Neuroscience calls for Board of Trustees to act on a tenured position for Nikole Hannah-Jones The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is one of the largest departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, … Read more