In Memorian, Mark Rosenzweig

Professor Mark Rosenzweig, honorary lifetime IUPsyS Executive Committee member, died in July 2009. He was 86.

Rosenzweig, Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, was a well-known, distinguished research scientist, who pioneered studies demonstrating brain plasticity throughout development. His international influence permeated his work – through long-term leadership in IUPsyS (serving as a member of the Executive Committee from 1972 to 1980 and 1984-1988; as Vice President 1980-84, as President of the Union in 1988-92, and as Past President 1992-6. He was also a founding member and chair of the US National Committee for Psychology for many years.

The following newspaper stories contain further information. An obituary will be published in a later issue of the International Journal of Psychology.

Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-mark-rosenzweig4-2009aug04,0,2671070.story

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/health/12rosenzweig.html

Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/obituaries/ci_13047767

Brain Blog http://neuropsychological.blogspot.com/2009/08/obit-dr-mark-rosenzweig.html