Michelle Voss, Associate Professor and Ronnie Ketchel Faculty Fellow was recently featured in the The New York Times' article "How Exercise Strengthens Your Brain".

Alan Kim Johnson, a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, retired in December after 50 years at the University of Iowa. Johnson also held appointments in two other departments.

Former graduate student, Ellen O'Donoghue, PhD, was recently awarded the APA Division 25 SEAB Dissertation Award in Basic Research for her dissertation "A Comparative Investigation into the Mechanisms that Support Multidimensional Categorization.”

Mark Blumberg, F. Wendell Mill Professor and chair in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, has been named as a recipient of the 2023 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.

Professor Jodie Plumert, and Starch Faculty fellow in the University of Iowa’s Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, has been appointed as the Russell B. Day and Florence D. Day Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Congratulations to Professors Jason Radley and Ryan LaLumiere, who were recently awarded a five-year $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Professor Ryan LaLumiere was recently awarded the 2022-2023 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.

Professor Ryan LaLumiere was recently named a 2023-2025 Collegiate Scholar in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The award is for two consecutive fiscal years and includes a one-time $2000 discretionary fund that can be used for professional reasons that are within University restrictions.

Professor Jan Wessel was one of four University of Iowa faculty members selected as a recipient of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Award for 2023.