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Power Predicts Expression of Threat for Security and Hope for Peace in Speeches of Leaders of Nations in Conflict

18 June, 2023

Nations mired in prolonged conflict develop and disseminate societal beliefs to address society's needs. These beliefs are also used to garner support in the international arena.

Congratulations to Dr. Noam Markovitch

24 May, 2023

For receiving the best doctoral award in developmental psychology from the APA organization!
Noam's doctorate deals with the understanding of children's differential sensitivity to the effects of the environment on their development. The work's contribution to developmental psychology is very significant, both in theoretical thought and methodological approaches.
Well done Noam!
Noam PhD supervisor, Prof. Ariel Knafo-Noam, has also won the award in the past

Educating for inclusion: Diversity education programs can reduce prejudice toward outgroups in Israel

9 May, 2023

From acute stress to persistent post-concussion symptoms: The role of parental accommodation and child’s coping strategies

19 April, 2023

An article by PhD candidate Irit Aviv, supervised by Dr. Tammy Pilowsky Peleg and Prof. Hillel Aviezer was selected as the winner of the Eighth Annual TCN/AACN student Project Competition, from among 15 eligible manuscripts

Acute stress following mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) is highly prevalent and associated with Persistent Post-Concussion symptoms (PPCS). However, the mechanism mediating this relationship is understudied.

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Congratulations to Professor Maya Tamir!

23 May, 2021

This fall she will finish her term as chair of the psychology department, but in the meantime she has already been elected as the 2022-2023 president of the Society for Affective Science (https://society-for-affective-science.org). Well done and congratulations to Professor Maya Tamir! Want to read more about the society - in the first comment

Open call: Human Psychobiology tenure track position

2 September, 2020

Human Psychobiology tenure track position

The Department of Psychology and the Department of Cognitive Sciences have an open rank joint tenure-track faculty opening in human-psychobiology

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A new publication to Oded Adomi Leshem & Prof. Eran Halperin

21 July, 2020

A new publication to Oded Adomi Leshem & Prof. Eran Halperin

Admoi Leshem, O. & Halperin, E. (2020). Lay theories of peace and their influence on policy preference during violent conflict. PNAS.

Roni Pener-Tesler HCEO

16 July, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Roni Pener-Tesler from Prof. Ariel Knafo-Noam's lab for being selected the winner of the 2020 Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) dissertation prize!