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A new research study from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo demonstrates that bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2016 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the number of smokers who attempted to quit, smokers who quit successfully, and lower rates of relapse among former smokers.  

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo invites applications for two positions at the rank of Lecturer, for definite-term contracts of three years beginning August 1, 2021. These positions will support a Faculty-wide initiative, Arts First, designed to help undergraduate students build foundational competencies in communication and analysis in small class settings.

Abby Scholer has been selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). This honour recognizes Abby’s “sustained outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychological science” and “..places her in the company of the most prominent scientists in our discipline.”  Congratulations Abby!

Derek Besner is the recipient of the 2021 Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award from the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science. Derek will receive the award, and be invited to give a plenary lecture, at the CSBBCS Annual Meeting in June 2021.

The Department of Psychology at University of Waterloo was recently ranked #4 in Canada by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Dr. Christine Purdon answers questions about why some people aren't following Public Health guidelines regarding COVID-19 in today's Daily Bulletin.

Dr. Wendi Adair's work on the challenges of building work relationships via zoom and other platforms is featured in The Conversation.

Dr. Igor Grossman talks about Canada's COVID Alert system and how it can be made more effective in the fight against COVID-19.

Dr. James Danckert's new book, Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom, is featured in today's Daily Bulletin.  Kitchener Public Library is hosting a virtual book launch on December 1 where James and his co-author John Eastwood, will discuss the potentially positive effects of boredom.  You can register for the book launch on the KPL website.

The Department of Psychology moved up Times Higher Education (THE) Reputation Rankings.  Psychology is currently ranked 78 in the world out of the approximately 1,000 universities ranked in the survey.  Psychology becomes the first department in the Faculty of Arts at UW to crack the top 100 in their field.  You can read more about the rankings and how UW fared on the University's website.