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Congratulations Professor Ashley Thomas!
Please congratulate Prof. Ashley Thomas on being selected for the highly competitive and prestigious 2027-2029 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship .
Congratulations Dan Schacter!
Please join us in congratulating Prof. Dan Schacter, a recipient of the 2027 Association for Psychological Science Mentoring Award! You can read about the award and Dan here.
Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance
Research led by psychologist Matthew Nock forecasts 75 percent of suicide attempts and 87 percent of suicide-related crises before they occurred — a marked leap beyond existing prediction models. Article can be found here on FAS Current
Does vitriol make you feel special?
Beyond the algorithm, online negativity takes on a life of its own. Here’s why .
The Andrew Carnegie Foundation Recognizes Mahzarin Banaji, Gregory Nagy as “Great Immigrants, Great Americans”
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
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’
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
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
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
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...
