BBS Insider Weekly Email Digest - School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences - UT Dallas
BBS Insider - The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences  |
| May 8-14, 2023 |
| |
 |
Monday, May 8
4:00 - 5:00pm CT
Deciphering Functional Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Risk Using iPSC Models — O’Donnell Brain Institute
Julia TWC, PhD — Boston University
In-Person Event | ND13.218
|
 |
Tuesday, May 9
10:30 - 11:30am CT
Internal Models and Active Sensing: Insights From Electric Fish — O’Donnell Brain Institute
Nathaniel Sawtell, PhD — Columbia University
In-Person Event | NB4.122
|
|
Wednesday, May 10
12:00 - 1:00pm CT
Prioritizing Individuals and Individual Differences in the Study of Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders — O’Donnell Brain Institute
Bradley L. Schlaggar, PhD — Johns Hopkins University - Kennedy Krieger Institute
In-Person Event | NM3.936
|
| |
 |
Thursday, May 11
7:00 - 8:00pm CT
The Brain-Heart Connection — BrainHealth Presents Lecture
Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, FAHA — American Heart Association
Hybrid Event | In-Person and Zoom
|
| |
| In the News |
| |
 |
UTD Celebrates Newest Class of Endowed Chairs, Professors
UT Dallas celebrated 14 of its most distinguished faculty members, including Eugene McDermott Professor and BBS assistant professor of neuroscience, Dr. Michael Burton.
|
|
Researchers Track Clues on Why Nitric Oxide Triggers Migraines
Dr. Gregory Dussor, Eugene McDermott Professor and department chair of neuroscience in the School of BBS, has found a mechanism that might help explain why nitric oxide causes migraines.
|
|
Callier Center Raises $300K, Honors Moody Foundation at Luncheon
“To date, the Callier Cares Luncheon has raised nearly $2.6 million, which has transformed the lives of countless children and adults with communication disorders,” said Angela Shoup BS’89, MS’92, PhD’94, the Ludwig A. Michael, MD Callier Center Executive Director, and professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
|
| |
| BBS Podcast |
| |
 |
|
The BBS Masters Program series continues! In the latest episode, Dr. Michelle Aldridge, program head of the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Master’s program discusses how and when to apply to the SLP program, and various career opportunities the SLP field offers. Tune in now, the BBS student-led podcast Mindful Minutes is available on Spotify.
|
| |
| Student Spotlight Survey |
| |
 |
Get Involved with BBS
BBS students, we would like to highlight you and your accomplishments on BBS social media! If you are interested, please fill out this survey and we will follow up with more information and next steps.
|
| |
|
|
View in browser
View more events in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
800 W. Campbell Road | Richardson, TX 75080 | bbs.utdallas.edu | Contact Us
|
|
| |
|
