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2011 - 2012 Highlights:

  • Faculty Features


The Department of Psychology at Columbia University invites applications for a faculty position at the assistant professor level to begin July 1, 2012. Click here for more information.

Professor Walter Mischel was recently awarded the Ludwig Wittgenstein Preis 2012 der Österreichischen Forschungsgemeinschaft [Austrian Research Foundation's Ludwig Wittgenstein Prize for 2012] in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of personality psychology.

Professor Daphna Shohamy will receive one of this year's Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences gives this annual honor to faculty members show exceptional merit in scholarship and dedication to teaching. The awards, established by University Trustee Gerry Lenfest (Law '58), are accompanied by a three year stipend.

Professor Tory Higgins published the hardcover, Beyond Pleasure and Pain: How Motivation Works available through Amazon and Barnes&Noble. higginsBook
To see pictures of the book publishing celebration for Tory Higgins, click here.


Professor Betsy Sparrow and her studies on memory are featured on in the PBS News Hour broadcast, Google's Effects on Memory, The New York Times article, "Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds", and a host of other articles and publications in July 2011.



 

 

Colloquium Series

Fall 2011 - Spring 2012:


January 25, 2012

  • Charan Ranganath, University of California Davis, "Memory is more than words: Context matters"

February 8, 2012

February 22, 2012

March 7, 2012

March 21, 2012

April 18, 2012

 

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