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Ken Sufka

Alumni Scientific Achievement Award Recognizes The Work of Dr. Kenneth Sufka

Dr. Sufka received the 2021 John V. Atanasoff Discovery award last month from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at his alma mater Iowa State University. This award recognizes significant contributions to science. Dr. Sufka’s research discovered the first and still only drug efficacy screening paradigm for treatment-resistant depression which was award a US […]


Sydney Wicks

Graduate Student Sydney Wicks Receives Research Fellowship to Study the Spread of Misinformation

Sydney Wicks, PhD student in the Experimental Psychology program, was awarded the Junior Scientist Fellowship for his project: “Cyberostracism, Rejection, and the Willingness to Spread Misinformation” The project is being funded by the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students. The research will examine the factors that lead people to share misinformation online. The study will […]


Alumni scientific achievement award recognizes the work of Dr. Kenneth Sufka

Dr. Sufka received the 2021 John V. Atanasoff Discovery award last month from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at his alma mater Iowa State University. This award recognizes significant contributions to science. Dr. Sufka’s research discovered the first and still only drug efficacy screening paradigm for treatment-resistant depression which was award a US […]


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Go Global with Psychology: Sign up Now for Study Abroad in Africa

Psychology faculty member and National Geographic Exlorer, Dr. Laura Johnson, is now accepting applications for summer study abroad in Tanzania where students will assist with a NatGeo project on human-lion confict, plant trees with the Jane Goodall Institute, and go on a classic ‘bush and beach’ safari. Up to 6 hours (PSY/ENVS), opportunities for honor’s […]


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Clinical Psychology Program Fully Re-Accredited By The APA

The Clinical Psychology program at UM has been fully re-accredited by the APA for the maximum duration of 10 years, with the next site visit to occur in 2031!


Dr. Sufka Receives The John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award

Congratulations to Dr. Sufka for receiving the John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award! Click here to read more about this award.