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Once again, we are enlisting your help in connecting students with STEM funding and opportunities – such as paid summer research, graduate fellowships, and graduate programs.

Ageism is “prevalent, invisible and hurts older people and communities,” said Nancy Morrow-Howell, the Bettie Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy at the Brown School, who leads the study with center co-director Brian Carpenter, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences.

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced that Deanna Barch is the recipient of the 2024 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for her seminal contributions to advancing understanding of the developmental psychopathology and treatment of mental health disorders, in addition to her devoted mentorship of early career investigators. The award, which recognizes her achievements with a medal and $20,000, will be presented at the NAM Annual Meeting on Oct. 20. Barch is vice dean of research, Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry, and a professor of psychological and brain sciences and of radiology at Washington University in St. Louis.

Green Corps Organizer Program - The Field School for Environmental Organizing Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day.

Present your research in Biological Sciences or Psychology at the University of Chicago on Nov. 1-2, 2024 Midstates Consortium for Math and Science Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Biological Sciences and Psychology Application deadline: September 27, 2024

Join us for a (free and online) weekend of workshops and panel discussions designed to prepare students for the graduate admissions process, including developing a strong application, writing successful statements, and strategies for gaining research experience. You will also meet with graduate students and faculty to learn about opportunities in their labs.

A transdisciplinary team funded by TRIADS discovered an unexpected behavioral pattern when they asked humans to train an AI bot.

The BRAIN lab (http://brainlab.ku.edu/) is seeking an Assistant Researcher to help lead our studies of brain and behavior linkages in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Our lab has multiple ongoing research projects investigating cognitive and sensorimotor abilities and their underlying brain systems in individuals with ASD and individuals with FXTAS.  These clinical research projects are conducted through the Clinical Child Psychology Program (https://clchild.ku.edu/) and the Life Span Institute (http://www.lsi.ku.edu/) at the University of Kansas and in collaboration with the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (KCART: http://kcart.ku.edu/ ), the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at KUMC (https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/care/specialties/child-health-development ), and the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center (http://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/hoglund-brain-imaging-center.html ), providing diverse research and clinical training opportunities.

A survey by researchers in The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences found that children were more likely to report major discrimination if their parents had experienced something similar.

Researchers in The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences are using cutting-edge techniques to help us weather the challenges of everyday life.

We are seeking a research technician to join our program beginning June 1st, 2024. The research technician’s primary responsibilities will include coordinating domestic and international projects, assisting with grant submissions and projects, managing study data/paperwork, and managing the lab space and personnel.