UCLA ’s Shelley Taylor awarded National Medal of Science at the White House

Key takeaways​​​​Taylor, a renowned psychologist and expert on adversity, helped found the fields of social cognition and health psychology.A faculty member since 1979, she is UCLA ’s 12th Medal of Science winner, following Internet pioneer Leonard Kleinrock in 2007.Today was the first time the medal has been presented since 2016.President Joe Biden this morning presented UCLA Distinguished Professor Emerita  of Psychology Shelley Taylor with the prestigious National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.  Established by Congress in 1959 and administered by the National Science Foundation, the medal is thenation ’s highest scientific honor.In announcing the awarding of the medal, the White House military aide cited Taylor ’s “groundbreaking research into mental health and the power of human connection” and “helping to establish the fields of social cognition, health psychology and social neuroscience and increasing our nation’s well being.“Her work showed that optimism, self-esteem and strong relationships improve the health of people with cancer, diabetes and other diseases.” 2023 National Medal of Science Ceremony at the White House. Shelley Taylor is honored at 18:20. Taylor, who has been a faculty member at UCLA since 1979, is a pioneer of social cognition who revealed the role of cognitive bias in social relations. Social cognition is the process of people making sense of the social world — how they think about themselves, other peop...
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