On April 14th, Prof. Rob Nosofsky received the Howard Crosby Warren Medal at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The Warren Medal is the oldest and one of the most important medals in psychology awards. It is endowed to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of experimental psychology during the previous five years. The awards committee's decision was based on his analyses of classification, concept formation, and category learning. Nosofsky has applied his models to issues of explicit and implicit classification, calling into question the need for the distinction. Nosofsky's program of research exemplifies the best applications of mathematical models to thorny empirical problems with successful resolution. [More about Professor Robert Nosofsky]

Have you seen several large Brain sculptures around Bloomington and the IU campus? They are part of the Brain Extravaganza, a community art event created by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor to raise awareness, appreciation, and education about the amazing human brain. There are 22 fiberglass brain sculptures decorated by local artists around Bloomington. They will be on display until October 15th. The brain in front of the Psychology Building was decorated by Artist Barb Bonchek and students in Harmony School and is sponsored by the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Each brain is made of fiberglass and is about 5 feet tall. [More about Bloomington Brain Extravaganza]

4th year clinical program grad student Jerillyn Kent's research is focused on motor dysfunction in severe psycholopathology with an interest in abnormalities in the cerebellum. Jerillyn has won several awards including the Edwards Fellowship, a GPSO Research award and Travel award. The research award will fund a trip to visit collaborators in the University of Colorado Boulder and set up new and extend existing collaborations and the Travel award funded travel for Jerillyn to present her research at a conference in Spain. Jerillyn is involved with many community and departmental efforts such as volunteering at Middleway House and Girl Scout Brownie Day.