Seligman Receives TANG Prize for Achievements in Psychology

Martin Seligman, Director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center and the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at Penn, will be honored with the inaugural TANG Prize for Achievements in Psychology during a ceremony at the University of Toronto this November. Awarded by the TANG Foundation in Toronto, the prize highlights the research and career achievements of leading scholars.

Seligman was selected for his lifetime of work in psychology, which has had a long-term and substantial impact around the globe. Known as the “father of positive psychology,” his research concerns improving optimism, self-discipline, and social engagement, as well as resilience in the face of emotional distress. He developed the concept of “learned helplessness.”

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