BBS Insider Weekly Email Digest - Week of April 4-10, 2022 - School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Week of April 4-10, 2022

Monday, Apr 4
2:30 - 3:30pm CDT
Effect of Skewness on Risky Decision Making in a Visual Performance Task — Psychology Lecture
Galston H. Y. Wong — PhD Student, UT Dallas
Hybrid Event | In-Person and MS Teams

Friday, Apr 8
9:30 - 10:30am CDT
Understanding Families’ Sleep Health Using a Social-Ecological Approach — Center for Children and Families Spring Lecture
Heidi Kane, PhD — UT Dallas and
Danica Slavish, PhD — University of North Texas
Virtual Event | MS Teams after registration

Friday, Apr 8
10:00 - 11:00am CDT
Novel Mechanisms of Movement Precision — O’Donnell Brain Institute
Abigail Person, PhD — University of Colorado School of Medicine
Virtual Event | Zoom

Understanding the Association Between Early Social Communication and Later Receptive and Expressive Language in Infants Later Diagnosed With Autism

Friday, Apr 8
12:00 - 1:00pm CDT
Understanding the Association Between Early Social Communication and Later Receptive and Expressive Language in Infants Later Diagnosed With Autism — Callier FLASH Seminar
Shruthi Ravi, PhD — UT Dallas
Virtual Event | MS Teams

BBS Podcast

Tune in now to “Research Reels: The CCF REU Program,” featuring associate professor Dr. Mandy Maguire. Hear about eligibility, applications, highlights, and details of unique Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) through the Center for Children and Families (CCF)! Hosted by BBS students, the BBS Mindful Minutes podcast is available on Anchor.fm and Spotify.

Student Interest

Application Deadline — Friday, Apr 8
Year-long, paid internship in developmental science at UT Dallas. Students earn $6,300 over the course of one year (September 2022-August 2023) and will learn to conduct developmental research. Apply today for the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program!

Tuesday, Apr 5
7:30pm CDT
Spring-Themed Craft Night — Neuroscience Student Association
In-Person Event | FO 1.502

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