On June 16, 2021, PBS lost one of its most beloved staff members, Human Resources Coordinator Lana Fish. Lana was recently honored with a bench in front of the Psychology building and a staff support fund to which we hope you would consider contributing.
Distinguished Professor Linda Smith leads this study looking at infants' daily encounters with the objects in their surroundings, during which infants build up "a deep and robust familiarity" with their environment.
Kelsey Wiggs, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology, is the lead author on this study, which is a part of a broader research effort to study medications taken in pregnancy and their possible effects on children.
Researchers Ken Mackie and Hui-Chen Lu are studying cannabis use in adolescents ages 12 to 14 to determine whether use during this critical period of brain development impairs working memory and increases the risk of psychosis later in life.
Check out the photos of recent events!
On the Bloomington campus, a new green space has replaced a surface parking lot located between Luddy Hall and Multidisciplinary Science Building II, north of Cottage Grove Avenue. This new Mind, Brain and Machine Quadrangle is intended to synergize and advance the academic programs housed in the buildings surrounding the Quad.
Every year, we recognize undergraduate seniors who have distinguished themselves through excellent work. These students were awarded with departmental honors + individual awards at a ceremony on April 28th in the Global and International Studies Atrium.
We celebrated the hard work and success of last year’s graduating class at our annual graduation reception in the Marching Hundred Hall. All graduates and their guests were invited to join faculty and staff for refreshments!
Psychology researchers and students engaged small groups of children in games, crafts, and demonstrations to explore the senses, memory, emotions, coordination and other aspects of their growing, changing brains.
Five new PBS faculty members joined the department in and around the time of the pandemic. No doubt everyone experienced the upheaval in their own unique ways. But those joining the department shortly before, during and after the pandemic took on the challenges of moving to a new city (or country) and starting a new job at a time when daily life as we knew it had come to a halt.
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