Stories about "Neuroscience"
Thanks to Watson Fellowship, Norrmén-Smith ’13 will research perceptions of stroke in Africa, Asia
Monday, April 8, 2013 1:57 pm
A 2013 Watson Fellowship will make it possible for a Bates alumna to spend a year in Africa and Asia researching cultural perceptions of one of humankind's leading causes of death and disability.
Neuroscientist Jason Castro fields brain questions for Minnesota Public Radio
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 11:12 am
Jason Castro, assistant professor of psychology, discusses free will and the brain, among other things.
Bates announces new tenure-track faculty teaching in autumn 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:29 am
Six new tenure-track members of the faculty began teaching at Bates in autumn 2012, representing dance, economics, German, neuroscience and psychology, religious studies, and classical and medieval studies.
Genova ’92, best-selling author of ‘Still Alice,’ ‘Left Neglected,’ to speak
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 2:27 pm
Lisa Genova '92, author of the popular novels Still Alice and Left Neglected, speaks at Bates at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1, in the Olin Concert Hall.
Koven, Kroepsch Award recipient, to discuss stories of mental illnesses
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 10:27 am
Nancy Koven, assistant professor of psychology, gives a talk titled Irreducible Stories of Mental Illness at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in Pettengill Hall's Keck Classroom ( G52), 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk).
Video: Looking back, Margaret Cadden '11 reflects on the ebb and flow of Bates life
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 3:37 pm
Each Commencement season, we offer brief videos of Bates seniors reflecting on…
Storytelling approach to teaching science gets results for Kroepsch recipient
Monday, March 28, 2011 2:41 pm
Praised by students for her creativity and clarity in conveying the complex technical and moral aspects of neuroscience, Assistant Professor of Psychology Nancy Koven is one of this year's two recipients of the Bates College award for superior teaching.
Dartmouth College professor to speak on interpersonal differences and race biases
Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:06 am
Catherine J. Norris, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth University, speaks at Bates College on the intricacies of response to social and emotional stimuli at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road.
Dartmouth College philosophy professor to discuss free will
Friday, March 12, 2010 3:35 pm
Adina Roskies, an assistant professor of philosophy at Dartmouth College, discusses the limitations and potential for neuroscience in the study of free will at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 25, in Pettengill Hall's Keck Classroom.
Psychologist to discuss unconscious mind and its relation to behavior
Friday, January 15, 2010 11:13 am
Mahzarin Banaji, a social psychologist at Harvard University, visits Bates College to discuss what happens when well-intentioned people behave in ways that deviate from their own consciously stated intentions. Her talk takes place at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk).