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January 15, 2013 | Vol. 2, No. 1
News
- Aetna Settlement Favorable to Psychologists and Their Patients
Aetna has agreed to a $120 million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by psychologists alleging that the company used a faulty database to underpay claims for services from out-of-network providers - APA member Anne Treisman, PhD, receives National Medal of Science
The White House and National Science Foundation honored Treisman for her role in understanding the fundamental attentional limits in the human mind and brain. - New Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Three-Year Cycle Announced
The education program will provide grant funding during federal fiscal years 2013-2015 for a three-year project period from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2016. - Be one of APA’s ‘go-to’ experts for national news media
Public Affairs’s media referral service provides journalists with sources for a broad range of psychology topics. - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities falls short of Senate ratification
The U.S. Senate voted against ratification of the convention, coming five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify an international treaty.
Election Office Update
- Submit nominations for APA’s next treasurer
The APA Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the position of APA treasurer. - 2012 APA board and committee election results
Fall election seats 42 members on APA’s boards and committees.
From APA Publishing
- APA therapy video database, handbooks and children’s books win publishing awards
National organizations praised several APA products and publications in 2012.
Calls for Nominations and Applications
- Call for Nominations for Journal Editors
Call for nominations for new editors for the APA journals Psychological Trauma and Couple and Family Psychology for the years 2015–2020. - BEA Grants for Precollege & Undergraduate Teaching Conferences
These grants support precollege and undergraduate teaching conferences to enhance the quality of teaching and learning outcomes. - APA Summer Science Fellowships for undergraduates
- Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Disability Issues in Psychology Award
This award seeks to recognize an APA member who has had a significant and enduring impact on advancing the role of psychological principles to enhance the lives of and promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in society. - PT@CC Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at a Two-Year College or Campus Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize the important contributions being made by psychology faculty at two-year institutions.
- APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Awards
The purpose of the APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award is to provide an opportunity for TOPSS to recognize outstanding teachers in psychology.
- Advanced Training Institutes (ATIs)
Advanced Training Institutes expose psychological scientists to emerging technologies and the most current research methodologies.
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