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Welcome New Faculty Member Robert Youmans

Please welcome Robert Youmans to the HFAC faculty. He joins us from California.

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Psychology's Arch Lab Enters National Video Contest

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society is holding a contest for a video describing what human factors/ergonomics is in a fun and informative fashion. George Mason University's Arch Lab, housed in the psychology department, entered the competition.

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Graduate Researchers Tell High Schoolers to Avoid Texting and Driving

Three student researchers from George Mason University's Human Factors & Applied Cognition psychology graduate program recently gave a presentation to a local high school about the dangers of texting and driving. The program was covered by ABC 7. The three researchers are Jonathan Strohl, Haneen Saqer and Ewart DeVisser.

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Psychology Doctoral Students Create Safe Speedometer

Five psychology doctoral students created a speedometer that informs drivers of safe speeds during hazardous conditions. The speedometer's safety features are based off of two years of studying drivers' habits. The projected was covered in the Washington Post.

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