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Congratulations to Alona Fyshe on being appointed Scientific Director of Amii! @amiithinks.bsky.social @alonaf.bsky.social #SummerofCelebration

Congratulations to J. Quinn Lee and Erin Grant on being awarded a Canada CIFAR AI Research Chair and Amii Research Fellow! Additional congratulations to Erin on receiving the distinction as a CIFAR Global Scholar! @AmiiThinks @CIFAR_News #SummerofCelebration

Congratulations to Isaac Lank on 30 years of service and to Cor Baerveldt, Clay Dickson, Christina Gagne, Pete Hurd, Tom Spalding and Chris Westbury on 25 years of service to our Department and @ualberta.bsky.social Stay tuned for many more announcements in our #SummerofCelebrations

Congratulations to our own Dr Weimin Mou, who will take over the position of Associate Dean (International Programs), for a two-year term, starting July 1st, 2026 @ualberta.bsky.social

Congratulations to Tom Johnson on a well deserved retirement after a five decade career at the University of Alberta that included earning a MSc (1978) and PhD (1984) in our Department!

We recognize and celebrate National Indigenous People's Day on June 21st. This day- and every day- we honors the rich cultures, traditions, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada. For Indigenous Initiatives @ualberta.bsky.social www.ualberta.ca/en/indigenou...

Congratulations to 🎓Sarah Smeltz 🎓(supervisor Dr Chris Sturdy) for passing their MSc defense today! Thanks to Drs Erin Bayne, Colleen St. Clair, and, Shannon Digweed for serving on Sarah's thesis committee, and, to Dr Christina Gagne for chairing.

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Good luck to Sarah Smeltz (supervisor Dr Chris Sturdy) who will be defending their MSc thesis 'Who am I, and who have I become? Convergence, divergence, and sex-dependent plasticity in a captive colony of black-capped chickadees' on Tuesday June 9th

Congratulations to 🎓Dr Katie Kincaid 🎓(supervisor Dr David Rast III) for passing their PhD defense earlier this morning. Thanks to Drs Jay van Bavel, Michael Wohl, Kim Noels, and Kyle Nash for serving on Katie's thesis committee, and, to Dr Dana Hayward for chairing.

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Good luck to Kathryn Kincaid (supervisor Dr David Rast) who will be defending their PhD thesis 'Social Identity Complexity, Uncertainty, and Support for Non-Democratic Strong Leaders' on Monday June 8th 10am BS P226

Good luck to Sarah Smeltz (supervisor Dr Chris Sturdy) who will be defending their MSc thesis 'Who am I, and who have I become? Convergence, divergence, and sex-dependent plasticity in a captive colony of black-capped chickadees' on Tuesday June 9th

Good luck to Kathryn Kincaid (supervisor Dr David Rast) who will be defending their PhD thesis 'Social Identity Complexity, Uncertainty, and Support for Non-Democratic Strong Leaders' on Monday June 8th 10am BS P226

Congratulations to our own Dr Carolina (Kina) Montenegro on her Provost's Award for Early Achievement in Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching! Congratulations to all 2026 Teaching Excellence Award recipients. Read about them here: www.ualberta.ca/en/the-quad/...

Congratulations to Evan Shillabeer (supervisor Dr Cor Baerveldt), who successfully defended his thesis "Emotion, Discourse, and Cultural Practice: An Analysis of the ManKind Project" this afternoon! Thanks to the committee Drs. Nicoladis, Westbury, Gluzman & Unger, and, to Dr Nash for chairing.

Join us for the Festival of Teaching and Learning- a packed schedule over 3 days! Today, our own Dr Ben Dyson @benjdyson.bsky.social will be presenting 2:00pm in the Aurora Room 'Shape: A Strategic Game' www.ualberta.ca/en/centre-fo...

Please join us in congratulating Zijian Zhang (supervisor Dr Weimin Mou), who successfully passed their candidacy exam yesterday. Thanks to the examination committee Drs Anthony Singhal, Ben Dyson, and Norman Brown, and to Dr Yao Zheng for chairing.

Please join us in wishing good luck to Evan Shillabeer who will be defending their PhD 'Emotion, Discourse, and Cultural Practice: An Analysis of the ManKind Project' (supervisor Dr Cor Baerveldt) Tuesday April 28th 1:30pm BS B226. All are welcome for the public presentation!

Congratulations to Bilan Abdulkadir who just successfully defended her Master's thesis "The Stressors and Coping Strategies of Black Canadian Students: The Development of a Culturally-Specific Measurement" (supervisor Dr Kim Noels)

Join us for our #PsychSeminarSeries with Dr Peggy St Jacques 'Immersive memory: From perspective to depth' Friday 24th April 3-4pm MST BS P226. All are welcome!

Good luck to Tamari Shalamberidze, who will be presenting her PhD defense seminar today (Monday April 20th) 12pm - 1pm BS P226 or via Zoom. 'Neural relationship between trait anxiety and associative memory' (supervisors: Dr Jeremy Caplan and Dr. Kyle Nash) You got this Tamari!

Join us for the 2nd Annual ASPS April 30 - May 1! ASPS brings together researchers and students from across Alberta to showcase diverse, innovative research in social psychology. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn, connect, and get inspired! sites.psych.ualberta.ca/ASPS/

Winter 2026 #CogSem this Friday 10th April 3-4pm MST BS P319N [also on Zoom] 🐦Sofia Garrido Villegas 'Influence of bias in nest-building decisions' 🐤Dr. Ben Whittaker 'Birds of a feather build together: individual preferences influence collective decisions' All are welcome!

Weiyu (Edith) Chen just passed her master thesis exam! (supervisor Dr Yao Zheng), discussing how positive risk taking moderates the relationship between impulsivity and pro-social behavior. Thanks to the examiner committee Drs Nash and Dr Liu, and to Dr Mou for chairing.

Graduate student Prateek Sahu (supervisor Dr Chris Sturdy) describes the qualities that birds look for in a “sexy” birdsong on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Congratulations to Jaron Xe Yung Tan (supervisor Dr Pan Liu). Jaron passed his candidacy exam today, with a thorough discussion of emotional regulation and psychopathology in children and youth. 🌟Hope you take the time to celebrate Jaron!🌟

📽️Reel Change📷 happening next Wednesday 8th April 4pm - 6pm MST BS M145. This month we will be featuring 'Disclosure'. All are welcome!

Congratulations to Delaram Bagheri Rad (supervisor Dr Sandra Wiebe), who passed her candidacy exam on Monday! The committee had a very interesting discussion of executive functioning in children, including pointers for fostering self-regulation in toddlers. 🤩Way to go Delaram 🤩

Today (Friday March 27th 3pm - 4pm MST) our #PsychSeminarSeries continues with Dr Yao Zheng 'Daily and long-term psychosocial adjustment during the university years' All are welcome!

We will host the second annual Alberta Social Psychology Symposium (ASPS) at the University of Alberta April 30 - May 1. See below for details, including registration and poster submission sites.psych.ualberta.ca/ASPS/

Hear about how children as young as seven begin to internalize stereotypes about who is more or less likely to pursue STEM careers, from Kate Luken Raz from the PEERS Lab (director Dr Wendy Hoglund) @whoglund.bsky.social @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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A crop of media appearances from the ACRG lab! Lab Direction Dr Lauren Guilette @laurenguillette.bsky.social was interviewed on NPR's Science Friday (segment starts 9 min 14 sec) @npr.org www.sciencefriday.com/segments/far...

Who uses Farmers’ Almanacs? + Zebra finch home design

Have climate change and weather apps made Farmers' Almanacs obsolete? Plus, home decorating tips from zebra finches.

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