- White House budget for 1998 emphasizes education, science
- Magazine's rankings on graduate schools rankle psychology departments
- Behavioral therapy works well for PTSD, according to a new meta-analysis
- Natural disasters spark rise in suicides
- Good uterine health
- Is human intelligence increasing?
- Research reveals some unexpected benefits of American Sign Language
- Long before they talk, babies know what they want to say
- Cognitive skills, not just hearing devices, are key to children's ability to hear
- APA's Science Directorate funds three cutting-edge conferences
- Eminent scientists to speak at convention
- Science convention programming highlights
- APA hosts annual State Leadership Conference
- Learning from successes in Rhode Island and Connecticut
- Strategies for winning prescription privileges
- New Jersey leaders show off their success
- Lawyers offer tactics for choosing state legal counsel
- APA continues advocacy to boost patient care
- Consumers are key to battling managed-care abuses
In this issue
'INNOCUOUS' VIOLENCE TRIGGERS THE REAL THING
Behavioral researchers are exploring the more ambiguous forms of
domestic violence
PSYCHOLOGY JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Meet some colleagues from Norway, who have more in common with you than you might think.
SIGN LANGUAGE
Research on sign language supports theories that humans have an innate ability to structure language
PSYCHOLOGIST GETS PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP Susan McDaniel is the first psychologist to serve as fellow for the U.S. Public Health Service
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN Claire Ellen Weinstein's notion of strategic learning has enjoyed growing acceptance in higher education
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- Science directions
- Speaking of education
- Web site of the month
- Saving for retirement may be the last thing faculty think about-but it shouldn't be
- 'Phased retirement' gives older faculty more flexibility
- Sexual orientation issues can be integrated easily into many classes
- The rules for earning tenure are different at smaller institutions