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From the American Psychological Association: GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE Do you want to take charge of your career? Do you need financial support for graduate school or postdoctoral studies? Are you interested in ethnic minority issues? Then the Minority Fellowship Program is for you! The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) offers the following fellowships The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellowship is aimed at those pursuing doctoral degrees in clinical, counseling, and school psychology, or other mental health services areas. This program is primarily for individuals who want to deliver services. The MHSAS Postdoctoral Fellowship is aimed at early career doctoral recipients who are interested in developing a career in mental health service delivery, policy, or services-related research. The Diversity Program in Neuroscience Fellowship is geared to those pursuing careers in neuroscience. Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships ...

From The New York Times : Oliver Sacks Joins Columbia Faculty By MOTOKO RICH September 1, 2007 Attracted by his breadth of interests, ranging from schizophrenia to music, Columbia University has appointed Oliver Sacks , the neurologist and writer, as its first Columbia artist, a newly created designation. Beginning next week, Dr. Sacks, who has been a clinical professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx for the past 42 years, is leaving to become a professor of clinical neurology and clinical psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, a post he will occupy in addition to the new artist position. The new appointment will allow Dr. Sacks , the author of 10 books and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker , to range freely across Columbia’s departments, teaching, giving public lectures, conducting seminars, seeing patients and collaborating with other faculty members. Many of the details of his appointment have yet to be work...