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

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.

Students hoping to present their research at the annual College of Humanities and Social Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium have until Monday, March 28 to send in their applications.

At a Feb. 24 ceremony, five talented student-athletes from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences were among 12 recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.

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.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion announced that psychology assistant professor Eden King will receive the 2011 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award, the commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s colleges and universities.

In the fall 2010 semester, 19 undergraduates took part in the university’s highly competitive Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program. Some of these students, as well as their faculty mentors, are from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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.