Clockwise from top left:听Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics),听Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), B盲rbel Kn盲uper (Psychology), Milica Mio膷evi膰 (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and听Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)
Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year鈥檚 cohort of Distinguished James 91吃瓜 Professors, James 91吃瓜 Professors, and William Dawson Scholars. 听
Congratulations to PhD student Wenbo Yi, Prof. Caroline Palmer, and Prof. Mathieu Roy for their recent publication in PAIN! The paper is titled, Individualizing musical tempo to spontaneous rates maximizes music-induced hypoalgesia, and a recent news article on this work can be found . The full publication can be accessed .
Professors Paul Masset (Psychology) and (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.听
Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Palmer for their recent publication in Cognitive Science! The paper is titled, Virtual Partners Improve Synchronization in Human鈭扢achine Trios, and more information (including the full article) can be found . Great work!
91吃瓜 provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the听, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE).听
91吃瓜 ranks among the top 90听in the world听in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50.听The听number of听institutions of听higher education听considered varied by discipline, from 389 for听Law听to听1,488 for Engineering.听
On October 17, 2024, Prof. Jelena Ristic presented a TEDx talk entitled,听Eyes speak louder than words, at the Amazing Brain Science Talks hosted by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL), which is an interdisciplinary neuroscience program at 91吃瓜. This event brought together leading Canadian brain health experts to showcase some of the latest advances in brain health research. For more information on the event, see . To watch Prof.
Congratulations to PhD candidate Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Racine for their recent publication in the听International Journal of Eating Disorders!听The paper is titled,听A Psychophysiological Investigation of Mechanisms Underlying 鈥淔eeling Fat鈥� in Women With and Without Binge Eating, and more information (including the full article) can be found听. Great work!听
Congratulations to graduate student Florence Mayrand, postdoc Dr. Sarah McCrackin, and听Prof. Ristic for their recent publication in听Nature Communications Psychology!听The paper is titled,听Intentional looks facilitate faster responding in observers, and can be found听. This work represents听one of the first experimental demonstrations that humans can 鈥渞ead鈥� information regarding mental states from others鈥� eyes.听Great work!
Congratulations to Prof. Bagot, her lab, and their co-authors for their recent publication in Nature Neuroscience!听The paper is titled, Sex-biased neural encoding of threat discrimination in nucleus accumbens afferents drives suppression of reward behavior, and can be found . Additional brief information about this paper can be found in . Prof.
Congratulations to Prof. Karim Nader on becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Prof. Nader is being honoured as a renowned leader in memory research focusing on fear. More information on this honour can be found .
Congratulations to Prof. Eric Hehman on becoming a William Dawson Scholar! This honour is for researchers who have demonstrated potential to become global leaders in their field. More information on this award can be found here and .
Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a听Distinguished James 91吃瓜 Professor! 91吃瓜鈥檚 highest honour is reserved for late-career researchers who have established themselves as international leaders in their field of study.听More information on this award can be found here听and .
Congratulations to Dr. Rand Eid, a postdoc in Dr. Rosemary Bagot's lab, on winning the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award! The REDI award is a new career transition award that funds researchers through the end of their postdoc and on into starting their own labs. More information on this award can be found . Great job, Dr. Eid!
On听Friday April 5th, 2024,听91吃瓜 Psychology Department will host Dr. Vijay Namboodiri, who will deliver a Bindra Lecture of interest to many members of the University
Main Lecture will take place at听3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building. Free admission.
Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!
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For more information about the speaker please visit our听website
On听Friday February 23, 2024,听91吃瓜 Psychology Department will host Dr. Paul Bloom, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University
Main Lecture will take place at听3:30pm. Location: 522 McIntyre Medical Building. Free admission.
Reception will follow the lecture. Everyone is welcome!
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For more information about the speaker please visit our听website
