SCIENCE WATCH:
The power of potent steroids
Hamster research raises new questions about whether the commonly abused drugs may be addictive.

I/O psychologists get wired
Presenters explored the possibilities--and limitations--of new assessment technology at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference.

Spreading the word
Psychologists Jana Martin, Nancy Molitor and others are working hard to 'make psychology a household word.'

Considering the half-time internship
A recent conference focused on funding and quality-assurance for half-time internships.

Attracting minority students early
Psychology faculty and undergraduates reach out to minority high school students.

PROFILES IN PUBLIC SERVICE
• Publicizing diabetes' behavioral impact
As incoming president of the American Diabetes Association, Richard Rubin plans to emphasize diabetes' emotional side.

• A two-front war on alcoholism
As both a university-based researcher and a National Institutes of Health official, psychologist Mark Goldman seeks to stem alcohol abuse.

• Taking on policy
Two psychologists bring their behavioral background to public health policy issues at the IOM.

• Culturally competent care
Clinical psychologist Lisa Kaneshiro helps fellow Hawaiians lead healthier lives.

• Lifelong collaborator takes leadership role
Psychologist O'Neal Walker brings military and government experience to the Department of Health and Human Services.

• The protector
Through his work promoting public health, the CDC's David Sleet emphasizes psychologists' contributions to injury prevention.

Gearing up to respond
Psychologists participated with the Red Cross in a large-scale terrorism drill.

VA psychology conference advocates for new veterans' mental health

Oversight granted
Long-standing efforts to establish psychologists' right to oversee patient care in California state hospitals result in new regulations and patient benefits.

New summer issue feature: Special student section
Coverage of convention programming, advice on preparing for internship and practicum, working with supervisors and what directors look for, plus a student research profile

Convention collaboration
APA divisions are teaming up to sponsor three convention programs that span their similar interests.

Focused on refocusing serious mental illness services
A presidential plenary session at APA's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., will examine the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recommendations.

Pursuing prescription privileges
Learn how Louisiana and New Mexico psychologists gained prescription privileges at a presidential town hall meeting at APA's Annual Convention.

Mixing psychology and public policy
APA's Congressional Fellowship Program is helping five psychologists learn the ropes of Capitol Hill.

Presidential candidates answer questions

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
Including behavior in health-disparities legislation
APA is heading a national coalition to address behavioral health concerns--and access to care--in public health.

ETHICS ROUNDS:
On being an ethical psychologist
Being mindful of the values that inform our clinical work, even--and especially-- when those values compete with one another, represents an approach to the ethical practice of psychology.

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IN BRIEF
• Rational life choices guide people's religiousness over time
• French conference will explore intelligence in children
• Parenthood could buffer people against existential dread
• New faculty salary data available
• Gut feelings drive fairness perceptions during layoffs
• Hill briefings publicize youth mental health crisis
• Psychologists publicize behavioral treatments' effectiveness
• APA's Keita promotes postpartum depression legislation
• Effective training includes allowing mistakes
• Researchers and regulators hammer out guidelines for research risk
• Torney-Purta honored with Decade of Behavior research award
• Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine