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Increasing inclusivity one element at a time

Posted March 18, 2023 by Jakyra Simpson

Prof. Mona Minkara at the completed accessible, tactile 3D-printed Periodic Table in the exhibition hall at the National ACS meeting in San Diego, CA

[Prof. Mona Minkara at the completed accessible, tactile 3D-printed Periodic Table in the exhibition hall at the National ACS meeting in San Diego, CA.]

Achieving full inclusion for people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics – STEAM – has become a global matter. People with disabilities in STEAM are underrepresented in postsecondary academic environments and the job market…

Miss Understanding: Debunking misconceptions about vaping

Posted January 28, 2023 by Lindy Howe

[A hand holding 2 vapes, one in each hand, and the vapes resemble a USB flash drive. One is pink and the other is black.]

“This isn’t nicotine, it’s just a vape!” Have you heard this before? Well, if you have, you’re probably not the only one. The real question is, is it true? There is so much information online, it’s hard to really know! Turns out, there is also a lot of misinformation about vaping. Lucky for you, kind reader, Miss Understanding (that’s me – hi) is here to debunk a few of the misconceptions surrounding vaping…

Winning at Wordle with machine learning

Posted October 15, 2022 by Lindy Howe

[A screenshot of the Wordle website, with four guesses and varying yellow, green, and gray tiles. Word guesses include slaty, faugh, larks, and larva with larva being the correct response.]

You may have seen tweets, received texts, and noticed social media posts. One daily word. Five letters. Six guesses. Wordle took the world by storm at the beginning of 2022. If you aren’t familiar, Wordle challenges people to guess a five-letter word in six guesses, with a new word refreshing every single day…

Share our rejections

Posted January 11, 2020 by Dan Myers

Cat cuddles on the couch.

My cat comforted me as I read my latest rejection letter: my manuscript had once again been denied by a scholarly journal.  Rejection letters make us feel awful. Whether these letters are just a few lines of text, or printed with elaborate letterheads on sturdy paper, we always feel grief and disappointment. I argue that… Read more »

The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative: A brief look

Posted January 1, 2019 by Alexandra Moussa-Tooks

Image depicting the RDoC framework including 5 current domains of research which can be analyzed across neural and behaviorally based units of analysis. An arrow spanning the graphic indicates the importance on neurodevelopment, from conception, across all levels of research. Moreover, a green sphere encompassing the units of analysis represents the importance of environmental factors in our understanding and measurement of these constructs.

Even for non-researchers, it is important to be informed about the various initiatives that change the way we do science and, ultimately, the way scientists choose to spend government dollars. In the wake of the 10-year anniversary of RDoC’s inception [1], I would like to unpack this commonly misunderstood acronym that is popping up in… Read more »

An open letter to BRAVO TV regarding the misrepresentation of schizophrenia

Posted December 11, 2018 by Alexandra Moussa-Tooks

Woman in White Bed Holding Remote Control While Eating Popcorn

Dear BRAVO TV, I have been a regular viewer of your series of shows entitled “The Real Housewives of [Insert City Here because, truthfully, I watch them all]” since it first aired in 2006 featuring Orange County. As a student of psychology, I love watching the housewives – seeing how other people engage in various… Read more »

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