Thursday, October 28, 2010

Africa Career Night

Wednesday, November 3rd 6:30-8:30pm
Career Development Center – 625 N. Jordan Ave.

The Global Careers series, which is run by the Career Development Center, is devoted to providing information to IU students in an effort to increase their awareness of international career opportunities. These events allow students to form networking relationships with employers who have ties to the international sector as well as provide students with role models and information about global careers.

Please join IU students, faculty, and career professionals with interests in Africa at the Africa Career Night for an evening of discussion and networking. Guest speakers will participate in a panel discussion focusing on their career paths, opportunities within their organization, and advice for students who wish to work in the region. Light regional refreshments will be served and the opportunity to network with the panelists will follow.

We ask that students please RSVP through their myIUcareers account, accessible at http://www.indiana.edu/~career/.

Panelists will include:
* Kelly S. Cambell, The Village Experience (Free Trade, Nonprofit, and Tourism)
* Bryan Stuart, One Laptop per Child
* Justin Wild, Peace Corps Alum
* Kate Bishop, Former consultant for development programs in West Africa
* Mwiza Munthali, TransAfrica Forum
* Crystal, Open Source Center (CIA)
Don’t miss this great professional opportunity!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Invitation for PSY MAJORS

Are you an IU student?
You are invited to be a part of
a studio audience for the Big Ten Network program
BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

DATE: Friday, November 19th, 2010
PLACE: Radio – TV Building, Room 251
Free food, T-shirt & Water Bottle for all participants

1:30 PM – Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor Olaf Sporns
Internationally renowned professor will lead an amazing journey through the human brain.

4:00 PM – Professor of Chemistry Richard DiMarchi
Celebrated IU scientist will discuss the life sciences discoveries you can expect to see in your lifetime.


Space is limited & reservations are required.
All audience members will be filmed and should expect to be on TV as part of the finished programs.*
RSVP via http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/beyondthesyllabus for this free event!
* A signed release form is required as the program will be aired on national television.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Psychology Club Call Out! Tuesday, 10/26 - Free Pizza!

Who? YOU! All students interested in psychology!

What? Drop by PY128 for a few minutes, anytime between 4-6 p.m. this Tuesday, 10/26.

Why? To enjoy some FREE PIZZA and share your ideas about what activities you would like to see the Psychology Club do.

About the club: A small group of psychology majors has founded the Psychology Club here at IU to give students who are interested in psychology the opportunity to become more involved with their major.
Freshman will have the opportunity to decide if psychology is really the right choice for them, and declared majors will enhance their undergraduate degree by being involved in a great organization!

You can just become a member or you can become more involved if you wish by helping to plan events and attending weekly executive board meetings. Because this is a new organization, there is room for many new people to get involved and be part of history in our first year on campus. Also a great resume booster!

Look for signs in the main lobby directing you to PY128 for the Call Out Meeting - Tuesday, 10/26 - drop by between 4-6 p.m.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Stark Neuroscience Seminar Series: Lawrence Quilliam: Thursday, Oct. 28th & Joel Brittain: Thursday, Nov. 4 both @ 4 PM in R2-101

Lawrence Quilliam, Ph.D.Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN

“mTOR and ER stress: implications for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and cancer treatment”

Thursday, October 28, 2010
4:00 PM
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
________________________________________
Joel Brittain Candidate for Ph.D.
Medical Neuroscience Major Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN


"Modulation of voltage-gated calcium channels by CRMP-2"
Thursday, November 4, 2010

4:00 PM
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI

Monday, October 18, 2010

“Neuroimaging Findings in Young Drinkers: Does Teenage Drinking Harm the Brain?”

We are delighted to announce that the Psychobiology of Addictions Program, the IU Alcohol Research Center, and the Center for Neuroimaging at IUPUI will be sponsoring a talk by

Dr. Susan Tapert (Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD)

entitled,

“Neuroimaging Findings in Young Drinkers: Does Teenage Drinking Harm the Brain?”

on

October 22 at 10:00 am

Walther Hall Auditorium, Research Building 3, #203, 980 W. Walnut St., IUPUI

The Linda & Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science & The Program in Neuroscience

“Cellular and Molecular Impact of Elucidating Brain Disorders with Complex Genetic Architectures:
Examples from Addiction and Ability to Quit Smoking "

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY101
IUB

Abstract: “I will review evidence that common brain disorders, and the costs attributable to them, receive substantial heritable contributions. Large contributions of polygenic influences (as well as rare variants) contrast with the modest contributions from Mendelian (single gene) and oligogenic (major gene) genetic architectures. I will focus on vulnerability to develop dependence on an addictive substance and ability to quit smoking, two phenotypes that are influenced by complex genetics that we have studied using GWA in multiple samples. The substantial (and overlapping) genetic contributions to these phenotypes appear to come from polygenic variants in genes that are largely expressed in brain and likely to contribute to individual differences in its wiring, molecular biology, gene regulation and neurotransmission. I will review the challenges and opportunities provided by the vast amounts of currently available GWA data for studies that help to understand the cellular and molecular bases for brain activities and brain disorders. Translational, post GWAS studies that elucidate the ways in which such polygenic variants influence the brain and behavior provide a rich source for increasing understanding of the brain in ways that can provide direct relevance for understanding human brain disorders.”

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Visit to IU Bloomington Campus

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE PRESENTATION AND MEDICAL SCHOOL FAIR

Wednesday, October 13

5:30-6:00 PM Presentation by Gina Moses, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine 6:00-7:30 PM Osteopathic Medical School Fair

Frangipani Room
Indiana Memorial Union


Earlier this year, headline news broke that a new osteopathic medical school is planned in the state of Indiana at Marian University. In conjunction with this development, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is planning a special tour of undergraduate institutions in Indiana to meet with students. Representatives from AACOM and osteopathic medical schools across the country will visit campuses throughout Indiana, including Notre Dame, Purdue, and of course, Indiana University Bloomington.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS WILL BE HERE TO TALK TO YOU!:

AT Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM)
AT Still University – School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA)
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University (CCOM)
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM)
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences COM (KCUMB-COM)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA & Bradenton, FL (LECOM)
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM)
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)


Best wishes,

Rachel

Rachel Tolen, Ph.D.
Assistant Director and Premedical Advisor

Health Professions and Prelaw Center
University Division
Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Indiana University
Maxwell Hall 010
750 East Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-7101

Phone: 812-855-1873
Fax: 812-856-2770
Web: www.hpplc.indiana.edu

All Welcome: Neuroscience talk - Wed., Oct 13 - Dr. Sliman Bensmaia

N650 Neuroscience talk - Wednesday, October 13 Psychology 101 at 4:00 pm

Sliman Bensmaia, Ph.D.
Program in Neurobiology
Neuroscience at the University of Chicago
will present a talk on:

“The Neural Mechanisms of Tactile Motion Integration”

Abstract: How are local motion signals integrated to form a global motion percept? We investigate the neural mechanisms of tactile motion integration by presenting tactile gratings and plaids, using the tactile analogue of a visual monitor, while recording the responses evoked in somatosensory cortical neurons. In parallel psychophysical experiments, we measure the perceived direction of the gratings and plaids. We identify a population of somatosensory neurons that exhibit integration properties analogous to those observed in visual area MT. We find that the responses of these neurons can account for the perceived direction of the stimuli across all stimulus conditions tested. We show that the preferred direction of the neurons and the perceived direction of the stimuli can be predicted from the weighted average of the directions of the individual stimulus features (edges and intersections).

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychology Building, Room 101

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Paid Experiments in Visual Perception

Dr. Jason Gold's vision lab is in need of participants. The current experiment involves performing a simple pattern discrimination/detection task on a computer and consists of 5 sessions (50 minutes each) at a rate of $10 per session. A $10 bonus will be included for those participants who complete all 5 sessions ($60 total). If you are interested, please send an e-mail to goldvisionlab@gmail.com with times that you would be available.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Stark Neuroscience Seminar Series: David L. McKinzie: Thursday, Oct. 14 @ 4:00 pm in R2-101

Neuroscience Seminar Series presents

David L. McKinzie, Ph.D.
Senior Research Advisor
Neuroscience Discovery Research
Lilly Research Laboratories
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, IN


"Therapeutic Potential for mGluR5 Antagonists in Psychiatric Disorders"

Thursday, October 14, 2010
4:00 PM
Research 2 Building
Room 101
950 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis Campus IUPUI

Translational Science: Everything you wanted to know!

Dear PBS faculty, research scientists, and students,

You are invited to attend the 1st annual retreat of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at IU Bloomington on October 18, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (I-CTSI) administers over $3.5 million in research and training awards to IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame, with the aim of accelerating the rate of translation of basic research into clinical care and policy

The agenda for the upcoming meeting (which is attached and pasted below) includes presentations describing the mission, resources, and funding opportunities offered through the NIH-funded I-CTSI. This morning session will be held in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). A complimentary lunch will be offered between 11:45 and 1:00 PM in the IMU Solarium, followed by a symposium in which our IUB colleagues will illustrate their use of I-CTSI resources and their approach to translational science. The meeting will conclude with six thematic breakout sessions that will promote discussion about how to capitalize on I-CTSI resources and engage in translational research.

Please register for the conference at the following site, even if you are able to attend only a portion of the meeting:

www.indianactsi.org/IUBretreat

In addition, we encourage poster presentations during lunch (11:45 - 1:00 PM in the Solarium). Because the meeting will draw faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines and units, this is a unique opportunity to move outside of our silos and see the breadth of research conducted on our campus. We welcome new posters as well as those recently presented at scientific meetings. If you let me know of your intention to hang a poster, we'll be sure to have enough poster boards.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the upcoming meeting or the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute ( www.indianactsi.org).

Best regards,

Bill Hetrick

William P. Hetrick, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Psychiatry, & Neuroscience
Director, Bloomington Office of the Indiana Clinical Translational Science Institute
whetrick@indiana.edu
812-855-2620
Indiana CTSI 101
Inaugural IUB Retreat of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute
Monday, October 18, 2010
10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University, Bloomington
10:00 – 10:10 am Welcome
Provost Karen Hanson
10:10 – 10:15 am IUB and the Indiana CTSI
Vice Provost Sarita Soni
10:15 – 10:25 am New Research Directions for IUB
Vice President Jorge José
10:25 – 10:55 am Indiana CTSI: Mission, resources, & funding opportunities
Anantha Shekhar, Institute Director

10:55 – 11:45 am High lighting select Indian CTSI programs:
10:55 am (a) Project Development Teams (PDTs)
– Bernice Pescosolido
11:05 am (b) Research Education, Training and Career Development
– Bill Hetrick
11:15 am (c) Community Health Engagement Program
– Dave Marrero/Ron Ackermann
11:25 am (d) Biomedical Informatics
– Bobby Schnabel
11:35 am (e) Getting connected through the Indiana CTSI HUB
– Bill Barnett

11:45 – 1:00 pm Complimentary Lunch & Poster Session in IMU Solarium

1:00 – 2:00 pm Symposium –Clinical Translational Science at Work:
1:00 pm Using the Project Development Teams
Dave Nelson (Biology) &
Bobbie Van Der Pol (HPER)
1:15 pm Translating Psychological Science into the Law Clinic
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe (Psychological & Brain Sciences) &
Amy Applegate (Maurer School of Law)
1:30 pm Translating Cognitive Science into the Memory Clinic
Mike Jones (Cognitive Science) &
Andy Saykin (Psychiatry/Radiology, Indianapolis)
1:45 pm Cannabis: A journey from college to bench to bedside
Ken Mackie (Neuroscience) &
Mike Vasko (Psychopharmacology & Toxicology, Indianapolis)

2:15 – 3:30 pm Exploring Translational Opportunities through Breakout Sessions
(1) “Plugging in”: How to use the Indiana CTSI – Scott Denne (IUSOM), Tommy Sors (Purdue), Mayland Chang (Notre Dame), Lilith Reeves (IUSOM), & Tammy Sajdyk (IUSOM)
Georgian Room, 1st floor, IMU
(2) Indiana CTSI Community Health and Engagement Program – Dave Marrero (IUSOM) & Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin (HPER, IUB)
State Room West, 2nd floor, IMU
(3) Global Health & Disease¬Keith Clay (Biology, IUB) & Michael Muehlenbein (Anthropology, IUB)
Persimmon Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(4) Clinical Translational Science Approaches to Pain – Andrea Hohmann (Neuroscience & PBS, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(5) Translational Interdisciplinary Approaches to Complex Systems – Bernice Pescosolido (Sociology, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(6) Fostering Translational Behavioral Health, Education, & Policy Research – Jonathan Plucker (Education & Cog Sci)
State Room East, 2nd floor, IMU

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

ATTENTION: Free Student Academic Center workshops for the weeks of 10/11/10 - 10/20/10

Workshops for the entire fall semester are listed at the SAC web site http://sac.indiana.edu.

The Student Academic Center will be offering the following free workshops the next two weeks. The workshops are open to all students and you do not need to sign up in advance to attend.
However students who arrive 5 minutes past the starting time will not be allowed entrance to the workshop.

Monday 10/11, Overcoming Procrastination Now, 7-8:00pm, Briscoe Academic Support Center
Tuesday 10/12, How to Ace Your Next Exam, 7:00-8:00pm, Teter TEF260
Wednesday 10/13, How to Ace Your Next Exam, 7:00-8:00pm, Ballantine Hall 310

Monday 10/18, Improving Reading Speed, 7:00-8:00pm, Forest Academic Support Center
Tuesday 10/19, How to Master Essay Exams, 7:00-8:00pm, Teter TEF260
Wednesday 10/20, How to Master Essay Exams, 7:00-8:00pm, Ballantine Hall 310

Questions concerning the workshops can be addressed to Sharon Chertkoff. Thanks.

Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D.
Basic Skills and Outreach Coordinator
Student Academic Center
Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Indiana University, Bloomington
408 N. Union St., Suite 300
(812)855-7313 phone
(812)855-5474 fax
http://sac.indiana.edu

Join us! Psychology Club is walking to prevent suicide on 10/10.

Psychology Club members are walking this Sunday, Oct 10th, in the Out
of Darkness Community Walk. Join us! Everyone is welcome.

Anyone who wants to walk with us should arrive at the stadium by 9:30
a.m. and look for the "Psychology Club" sign near the registration
tables. The tables will be at the double arches at the north entrance
of the IU football stadium - there will be balloons near the tables so
you can't miss them.

What: Out of the Darkness Community Walk
Where: Indiana University Football Stadium
When: Sunday, 10/10/2010
Check-in Time Starts: 9AM Walk Starts: 10AM Walk Ends: 12:00 noon
Cost: Free. Donations gratefully accepted.

The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are 3-5 mile walks taking place
in over 200 communities across the country this fall, with the proceeds
benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). By
walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks, you will be walking
with thousands of other walkers nationwide to raise money for AFSP's
vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save
lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide and
provide support for survivors of suicide loss. In deciding to walk you
are taking us a step closer to making suicide prevention a national
priority.

Anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the
walk! To register online for this event click the link below. Online
registration closes at 11:45PM the day before the walk.

http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.eventDetails&eventID=1097&destination=E

Monday, October 4, 2010

Neuroscience talk - Wed., Oct 6 - Tai Min Lecture

N650 Neuroscience talk - Wednesday, October 6 Psychology 101 at 4:00 pm

Kyung-Tai Min, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Indiana University-Bloomington

will present a talk on:

"Mental Retardation and Dendritic Spines"
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychology Building, Room 101

Colloquium presented by the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the SPHS PhD Organization

What: Colloquium presented by the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the SPHS PhD Organization
Where: Speech and Hearing Building, Room C141
When: Monday, September 27, 4-5 pm

Speaker: Jaimie Gilbert, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Title: Speech Perception: Additional Cues, Adverse Conditions
Abstract: Two studies investigating speech perception of individuals with normal hearing, listening under adverse conditions, will be discussed. First, electrophysiological data will be presented detailing an effect of seeing facial motion while listening to spoken syllables in noise. Secondly, preliminary data from an on-going experiment will be presented. This experiment utilizes a screener version of the Perceptually Robust English Sentence Test (PRESTO) to investigate individual differences in perceiving high-variability speech (talker, dialect, content) in multi-talker babble.