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TIME CAPSULE

1904 On Dec. 29, APA members elected as their president Mary Whiton Calkins of Wellesley College, making APA the first American scientific society to elect a woman president.

FEATURE

A licensed, doctoral psychologist with three to five years experience and an interest in public policy is sought for a potential one-year APA-sponsored fellowship.

Developmental psychologist finds a niche in a 'smart toy' world.

The coursework helps teachers address a sensitive issue more effectively with students.

The following people received Presidential Citations from APA President Pat DeLeon

Serving on the National Advisory Committee for the Decade of Behavior has been an interesting and broadening experience.

Tallying the pluses and minuses for kids in today's high-tech world is the wrong approach. Instead, it's important to recognize that interactive technology's impact on child development is likely to be more complex.

APA is encouraging psychologists to host anxiety disorder screening sites for National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day (NADSD) scheduled for May 2.

Stephen Behnke sees APA's Ethics Office as a resource for members.

APA is sponsoring the third annual National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD), to be held April 5, and is urging members to participate.

Seasoned faculty share their secrets for crafting and presenting engaging lectures.

New editor takes a comprehensive look at what her readers want.

APA member Nadine Kaslow, PhD, made a significant difference for APA's Public Policy Office (PPO) this year on federal legislation to address racial and ethnic health disparities.

Researchers need funding to evaluate the best way to implement violence prevention programs, APA member Patrick H. Tolan, PhD, told a House of Representatives subcommittee during an October hearing on preventing and fighting crime.

An experimental psychologist generously gave $3 million to his profession in memory of his wife.

Ruling could have implications for all psychologists who work with managed-care companies.

Will health care partner with social scientists to tackle medical errors?

An APA Practice Directorate report to Congress calls for more research and services for this underserved population.

Psychologists sum up the success of a project that trained psychologists to prescribe psychotropics.

People are much more comfortable with anxiety-provoking events that are predictable, a new study concludes.

It's not that people can't perceive subtle differences among those who belong to other racial groups. Rather, they code race first, then don't explore a person's more distinguishing features, a new study suggests.

Recent research suggests a new twist in the relationship between smoking and depression in adolescents.

A psychologist's model outlines children's understanding of race and ethnicity.

Psychologists' input provides a blueprint for the next Surgeon General's report.

Instruct K-12 students about these three topics and watch them learn to think, says renowned educator Howard Gardner.

New JEP:G editor encourages interdisciplinary work.

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