The Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota continues to rank as one of the top Psychology departments in the world. We are one of the most productive psychology departments in terms of our research activity and the level of external contract and grant support awarded. Advancing the traditions of innovative, basic, and applied scholarship allows us to recruit the best young faculty and graduate students in the field, broadening the scope of our research. Currently we have nearly 50 externally-funded grants totaling $71 million.