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Cover story
The Growth of the New PhD
Higher education takes a hard look at the PhD and finds much that needs changing.
Science
Wait, don't tell me!
A study of the 'tip-of-the-tongue' experience reveals implications for cognitive aging and language production.
Remembering in tongues
A new study indicates that bilinguals access autobiographical memories more readily when the language context of retrieval matches the language in which memories were encoded.
The National Research Council: a think tank with a mind of its own
Now in its 84th year, the NRC has won scientists' and lawmakers' respect for it unbiased investigations of science's application to public policy.
Fusing psychology and biology
By adding evolutionary biology to his comparative psychology training, Alan Kamil is better able to tease apart how cognitive functions evolved.
Hand-me-down skills
Compelling data from brain imaging studies link hand movements and language, indicating that modern-day language may have evolved from early hand use.
Practice
Pediatricians lead a call for more child mental health resources
APA is part of a coalition that says managed-care constraints are severely limiting services to children.
New CPT codes will recognize psychologists' work with physical health problems
New codes reflect persistent advocacy by APA.
Public Interest
In search of equality
An APA task force recommends ways to ensure more equality for women in academe.
The FTC calls on psychologists' expertise
Psychologists' work is behind the push to curb the entertainment industry's promotion of violent media.
Remembering the Holocaust
The horrors of the Holocaust and the struggles many children overcame to survive Nazism have shaped the lives and work of many psychologists and their families.
Education
Women and minorities make gains in science and engineering education
But they still lag behind in advanced degrees.
Women mentoring women
They may not be easy to find, but women mentors appear to make all the difference in the academic careers of women graduate students.
Academic community-building
Hoping to build more community in your psychology department? Here's how.
Association
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Preparing for media interviews
Some tricks of the trade for promoting psychology when speaking to the media.
APA's electronic journal gains momentum
The success of APA's first online journal, Prevention & Treatment, has spawned enthusiasm for more such ventures.
Departments
APAGS
APA online news
APF news
Association news
Calendar
Division spotlight
Facts and figures
Judicial notebook
Letters
On the record
People
President's column
Professional point
Public Policy Office update
Running Commentary
Speaking of Education
Time capsule
Web sites of the month
In brief
Health-care providers need more training to spot victims of domestic violence, study suggests
APA and Smithsonian join forces for lecture series
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New OBSSR director Raynard S. Kington takes the helm
Special issue of Psychological Bulletin sees the 21st century as a time of 'convergence and integration'
Which psychologist nominated the next president?
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Psychologists needed to advocate for children in the courts
Capitalizing on behavioral science to improve public health
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