WHAT: Informational meeting for potential Neuroscience, Psychology, or double majors.

WHEN: Gator Day, October 25 3:00 – 4:15

WHERE: Carnegie Hall, Room 105

Lead Presenters: Neuroscience and Psychology Clubs

Recommended Audience: First and Second Years

The Neuroscience and Psychology Clubs will be holding an informational session about the majors, research opportunities, and their experiences down in the newly renovated Carnegie Hall. Students will also be able to ask questions about the majors and clubs.

Celebrate the renovations to Carnegie Hall at our open house and ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. Come for free snacks, tacos and other items available for purchase from the Voodoo Foodoo truck, fun activities, and the ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend! Complete this form to RSVP.

Psychological Science Brown Bag this Friday (9/30): Voter Registration & Turnout

How Psychology Can Help Get Out The Vote

Please join us for our second Psychological Science Brown Bag meeting this Friday, 9/30 from 12:15-1:15 pm in CARN 105.

We’re in an important election year and the deadline for voter registration is coming up. So, with a few days left, we will talk about the factors that influence people’s decision to register to vote and to cast their vote. What does social science research tell us about getting out the vote and what can YOU do to help?

Here are two articles that might help spark the conversation:

• a summary of ways in which Psychology might help get out the vote,

• an overview article on the causes of voter turnout (or lack thereof).

As always, this is an informal and friendly setting meant to foster an open discussion of ideas and interesting research findings. Bring your lunch, bring a friend, and, most importantly, bring yourself! Light refreshments will be available.

Looking forward to seeing you this Friday!

CAUSE (Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education – www.causeweb.org) and the American Statistical Association are happy to announce the seventh annual undergraduate statistics project competition (USPROC). Project submission for the May 31, 2016 deadline is now open! The purpose of USPROC is to encourage the development of data analysis skills, to enhance presentation skills, and to recognize outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students.

Save the date of October 21, 2016 for the second annual electronic undergraduate statistics conference where
winners will present and all students will have the opportunity to give an e-poster about their project.

For more information go to the website below.

https://www.causeweb.org/usproc/

For a poster of the information please click the pdf link below.

7thannualUSPROC

Full-time Research Technician for the Boston Adolescent Neuroimaging of Depression and Anxiety (BANDA) study available. The position is available immediately and will be based at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown Navy Yard, under the supervision of Dr. Anastasia Yendiki.

The BANDA study is funded through the NIH human connectome project initiative. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge neuroimaging research in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of investigators at Boston University (PI: Hofmann), McLean Hospital (PI: Pizzagalli), Massachusetts General Hospital (PI: Yendiki), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PIs: Whitfield-Gabrieli and Gabrieli).

Responsibilities include:

– Coordinating study visits to the Martinos Center, in communication with
investigators at the three clinical sites, as well as study participants and
their families.

– Performing MRI scanning and behavioral testing on adolescents with
depression and/or anxiety disorders and healthy controls.

– Assisting with data quality assurance, analysis, and transfer between sites
and to the Connectome Coordinating Facility at Washington University.

– Managing the Internal Review Board human subjects protocol for the study.

The ideal candidate combines excellent organizational skills, oral and written communication skills, and high comfort level with computers. A high degree of professionalism and the ability to interact with the study population, as well as a large, multi-disciplinary team of collaborators, is key. A Bachelor’s degree is required. Prior experience in MRI scanning and behavioral testing are desirable. Flexibility to perform scans on weekends, depending on subject and scanner availability, is required. The position offers opportunities to participate in publications and to be part of a fast-paced research environment at the intersection of clinical research and neuroimaging method development.

Applicants should send a CV/resume and the contact information of two references to Dr. Anastasia Yendiki (ayendiki@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu).

Recommended Audience: Rising juniors and seniors who are majoring in Psychology and/or Neuroscience that are working with Carnegie Hall Faculty Members.

In this panel presentation, faculty from the psychology department and Neuroscience program will share information about the junior seminars offered for the 2016-2017 academic year, how to select among them, and how to sign up for the course. We will also discuss how students can plan to transition from the junior seminar into the senior project. In addition, faculty will discuss the areas of research in which they mentor senior projects so that students can identify the appropriate first and second reader for their senior project. Finally, the process for signing up for the senior project will be described. Rising juniors are encouraged to attend the beginning of the session; rising seniors are encouraged to attend the middle of the session.

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The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus in the University of Maryland system and is home to first-class researchers and research facilities. The university’s location, just nine miles from downtown Washington, D.C. and approximately 30 miles from Baltimore, provides access to some of the finest libraries, research centers, and professional opportunities in the country.

UMD BSOS Summer Research Initiative (SRI) Our program provides rising juniors and seniors an opportunity to increase their interest in research careers in the social and behavioral sciences, develop research skills, and learn about doctoral training

with the goal of encouraging students to pursue doctoral degrees in the social and behavioral sciences.

The program has a special emphasis on population groups underrepresented in these fields (i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).

For more information go to:

Summer Research Initiative