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The Association for Psychological Science (APS), previously the American Psychological Society, is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare.
The American Psychology–Law Society (AP–LS) is an academic society for legal and forensic psychologists, as well as general psychologists who are interested in the application of psychology to the law. AP–LS serves as Division 41 of the American Psychological Association and publishes the academic journal Law and Human Behavior.
Philanthropy in the United States is the practice of voluntary, charitable giving by individuals, corporations and foundations to benefit important social needs. Its long history dates back to the early colonial period, when Puritans founded Harvard College and other institutions.
Ms. Heisman received a B.S. with honors in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master's of Social Work from the University of Michigan. [16] John Canady is CEO of National Philanthropic Trust UK. Canady previously served as the Executive Director of Philanthropy at Charities Aid Foundation in London. [17]
The Chen Institute was founded by Chrissy and Tianqiao Chen, both philanthropists known for co-founding the Chinese conglomerate Shanda Group in 1999. [2] [5] They decided to create the Chen Institute to fund various brain-related research initiatives and institutions, [6] citing a project by Caltech scientist Richard Andersen as being particularly inspirational.
In addition to philanthropy, French Gates also has an interview series on her YouTube channel, which features conversations with famous and successful women, including Billie Jean King, Michelle ...
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter.To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Elon Musk is notoriously skeptical of charity, preferring ...
the Practice Directorate engages on behalf of practicing psychologists and health care consumers; [9] the Public Interest Directorate advances psychology as a means of addressing the fundamental problems of human welfare and promoting the equitable and just treatment of all segments of society; [10]