# News and Events
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## Recent News
[### The Andrew Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Mahzarin Banaji, Gregory Nagy as “Great Immigrants, Great Americans”
](/news/2026/07/andrew-carnegie-foundation-recognizes-mahzarin-banaji-gregory-nagy-great-immigrants) July 07, 2026
For more than 20 years, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation has marked Independence Day by recognizing a group of naturalized U.S. citizens whose contributions have strengthened the nation. The 2026 class includes faculty members Mahzarin R. Banaji and Gregory...
[### Joshua D. Greene picked for civil discourse professorship
](/news/2026/01/joshua-d-greene-picked-civil-discourse-professorship) January 14, 2026
Joshua D. Greene ’97, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, has been named the inaugural Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Civil Discourse. Gazette article
[### Cracking the code of why, when some choose to ‘self-handicap’
](/news/2025/12/cracking-code-why-when-some-choose-self-handicap) December 04, 2025
New research offers hints for devising ways to stop students from creating obstacles to success. Read her full article on The Harvard Gazette .
[### Building Collaborations that Harness the Strength of the Human Mind | Dissertation in One Minute
](/news/2025/11/building-collaborations-harness-strength-human-mind-dissertation-one-minute) November 28, 2025
Harnessing the Strength of the Human Mind through Collaboration PhD student Yang Xiang’s research shows that teamwork hinges on understanding what others think and recognizing what they can do. View her work here on Y ou T ube .
[### New way to map the unique brain organization of individuals
](/news/2025/10/new-way-map-unique-brain-organization-individuals) October 16, 2025
A study published last month in Neuron, led by postdoctoral researcher Jingnan Du , introduces a promising new method for mapping a person’s unique brain wiring. The need for individualized brain maps arise in surgical planning and for a growing array of...
[### What science says about Mom’s happiness advice
](/news/2025/09/what-science-says-about-moms-happiness-advice) September 29, 2025
Daniel Gilbert’s mother gave him some advice many years ago on finding happiness. Last week the social psychologist broke down what the science says about his mother’s three-pronged formula — marriage, money, and children — during the Division of...
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## Upcoming Events
[### Colloquium: Margaret Livingstone, PhD
](/event/colloquium-margaret-livingstone-phd?occ_id=0)October 8, 2014
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
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Description Margaret Livingstone, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Title: Cortical domains: How do we get them and what good are they? Web site: neuro.med.harvard.edu/people/faculty/margaret-livingstone Contact name: Ken...
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[### Success in genetics means hard problems for Psychology
](/event/colloquium-steven-e-hyman-md?occ_id=0)November 12, 2014
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EST
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
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Steven E. Hyman, M.D. Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Director, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Title: "Success in genetics means hard problems for...
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[### Colloquium: Amanda Woodward, PhD
](/event/colloquium-amanda-woodward-phd?occ_id=0)February 18, 2015
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EST
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
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Description Amanda Woodward, Ph.D. William S. Gray Professor and Chair Department of Psychology University Of Chicago Chicago, IL Title: TBA Web site: Contact name: Fiery Cushman Contact e-mail: ...
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[### Colloquium: True Grit, Angela Duckworth, PhD
](/event/colloquium-true-grit-angela-duckworth-phd?occ_id=0)March 11, 2015
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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WJH Auditorium 1 - Basement level
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Who succeeds in life? Is it simply those among us who are gifted and talented in our pursuits? Or, is aptitude merely “potential” if effort and interest are not sustained over time? In this presentation, Angela Duckworth reviews her research on grit, the...
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[### American Psychological Association 9th Annual International Conference on Psychology
](/event/american-psychological-association-9th-annual-international-conference-psychology?occ_id=0)May. 25 - May 28, 2015
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9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Athens, Greece
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The 9th Annual International Conference on Psychology will allow for exchange and collaboration between researchers, lecturers, students and professionals from psychology and human sciences.
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[### Harvest Day
](/event/harvest-day?occ_id=0)September 25, 2015
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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WJH 1
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Psychology faculty give ten-minute presentations about their current research. Open to undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and staff. A reception in the lounge follows.
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