2025-03-10 - The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has recognized Simona Buetti for her "Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teach Assistants." Buetti is a Research Associate Professor who has been with the department for over a decade and has received accolades such as the Arnold O. Beckman Research Award. "In addition to teaching PSYC 230 and 355, Buetti has made innovative strides in...

2025-01-10 - This summer, Professor Renee Baillargeon will receive the 2025 Koffka Medal from the Department of Psychology at the University of Giessen in Germany. Dr. Baillargeon is the Director of the Infant Cognition Lab, an Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita of the department, and a Center for Advanced Study Professor Emerita at the University. Her research focuses on early causal reasoning in four...

2024-10-08 - Assistant Professor Violeta J. Rodriguez has been awarded the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s DP5 Early Independence Award from the NIH Common Fund’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.  The Early Independence Award is designed for exceptional junior scientists who have recently completed their doctoral degrees, allowing them to bypass traditional postdoctoral training...