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PBS researchers receive NSF funding to understand how speech perception relates to reading and language skills
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Bob McMurray, professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences receives funding to further understand how children and adults hear and distinguish speech sounds.
Sokoloff selected for the Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence Award
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Greta Sokoloff, research scientist in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences receives award given to those who have provided exceptional service, ideas that improve the work of the department or college, and contributions beyond their job description.
Danaher wins CLAS Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction Award
Monday, May 19, 2025
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced eight faculty members will receive the college’s esteemed Dean’s Scholar, Collegiate Scholar, Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction, and Distinguished Professor of Instruction awards.
Clinical Psychology program ranked in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report
Monday, May 12, 2025
In the 2025 U.S News & World Report, PBS' Clinical Psychology program ranked 14 out of 251 programs.
Critical Language Scholarship winner Brenda Gao to study Japanese in Okayama this summer
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Brenda Gao, a University of Iowa student studying psychology, from Iowa City, Iowa, has been awarded a 2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Japanese this summer in Okayama, Japan.
PBS assistant professor awarded $3 million NIH grant to study the psychology and neuroscience behind social behavior
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Dorit Kliemann, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was awarded a multimillion dollar grant by the National Institutes of Health for her research on social cognition.
Blumberg $3.1M National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Lab explores origins, functions of sleep in premature infants
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Mark Blumberg and his team aim to learn more about how sleep — and twitches that occur during a key phase of sleep — influences brain development in babies.
Voss and Wessel selected for National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders Forum
Monday, March 24, 2025
The Emerging Leaders Forum is an invitation-only event that gathers exceptional early- and mid-career professionals who show remarkable promise, achievement, and leadership in biomedical science, health care, health policy, and related fields.
PBS faculty member named 2025 Hubbard-Walder honoree
Monday, March 17, 2025
Julie Gros-Louis, associate professor of instruction in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was selected by the Council on Teaching to receive the 2025 Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Vecera receives Lola Lopes Award
Thursday, March 6, 2025
The 2025 Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy has been awarded to Shaun Vecera, director of the University of Iowa Honors Program and professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.