Cultivating equity in STEM education
PBS Professors are leading the effort to bring together a diverse set of researchers who study equity and learning in education settings, as well as teachers, administrators, and technology leaders.
PBS Update: Spring 2024
An award-winning approach to decision-making research
Ten years after receiving her doctorate, PBS Professor Jennifer Trueblood returned to IU as the Ruth N. Halls Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and is now one of the National Academy of Sciences’ 2024 Troland Research Award winners.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice commends work of PBS faculty
Research conducted by Maurer School of Law Professor Victor Quintanilla, a PBS adjunct professor and graduate student, was cited by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush during her annual State of the Judiciary as evidence Indiana is a national leader in court technology.
Science by way of conspiracy
In a landscape of conspiracies, students gain hands-on training in the scientific study of human behavior in PBS Professor Tom Busey's Spring 2024 class, The Psychology of Pseudoscience and Conspiracy.
Story time at Morgenstern's
IU Cognitive Development Lab Director Linda B. Smith and Lab Manager Kelly Irwin share their research on child development and enjoyment of the Morgenstern’s community event.
Advancements against Alzheimer's disease
New potential for animal models in Alzheimer’s research
A study, led by PBS graduate student Cassandra Sheridan, has found evidence that rodents can recall incidentally encoded episodic memories, which could potentially lead to advancements in the development of therapies that specifically target episodic memory loss for Alzheimer’s disease patients.
Enzyme shows promise for neurodegenerative disease prevention
PBS Professor Hui-Chen Lu and her team found that NMNAT2 provides energy to axons independent of the mitochondria and can play a critical role in fending off neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s as people age.
A novel approach to monitor the progression of Alzheimer’s disease
PBS postdoctoral researcher Evgeny Chumin helped develop the tools and resources from a network neuroscience approach to look at how subnetworks within the brain communicate and interact as the disease progresses.
New faculty features
Get to know the stories and research goals of a couple of our newest faculty members!
Catch-up
In case you missed it . . .
Check out the photos of what's been going on at PBS!
Graduate Student Poster Session
December 2023
Take a peek at some of the photos from this event, featuring the latest data from our graduate students' research!
Alumni Award Ceremony
December 2023
We had the privilege of hosting a few alumni for dinner to give them awards for their outstanding achievements.
Staff Holiday Party
December 2023
See some shots from our annual event, recognizing the winner of the Audrey Newcomb + David Garraghty Staff Recognition Award!
Hearst Memorial Lectureship
March 2024
Dr. Irene Pepperberg came from Boston University to give this year's Hearst Lecture based on her research involving Grey parrots and their cognitive and communicative abilities.
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