Tag Archives: neuroscience
Interactive Events Give You Something to Think About: Brain Awareness Week Continues Mar. 23
In celebration of national Brain Awareness Week, the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will host a variety of events and interactive expos at NSU. These events are free and open to the NSU community. The following themed days will include demonstrations outside of…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Renowned Neurologist, Mar. 24
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences will welcome renowned neurologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., to NSU as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series. Ramachandran will present a talk titled “The Neurology of Human Nature” on Mar. 24 at 7 p.m. in the…
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon, Jan. 28
Jennie Q. Lou, M.D., M.Sc., the founding program director for NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine’s newest program, the Master of Science in biomedical informatics (MSBI) program, will be the featured speaker at NSU Speaker’s Forum on Jan. 28. She will discuss medical informatics, a transition to electronic medical records. A…
Examining the Mind-Brain Identity Theory, Oct. 21
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will continue its 2010–2011 Faculty Lecture Series with a talk by David McNaron, Ph.D., professor, titled, “The Mind-Brain Identity Theory.” The presentation will take place on Oct. 21 from 12 – 1 p.m., in the Parker Building, room 240. Philosophers have long asked…
Mathematics Colloquium Series Opens with Talk on Neuronal Field Models, Oct. 6
Evan Haskell, Ph.D., associate professor in the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, will open the 2010–2011 Mathematics Colloquium Series, presented by the college’s Division of Math, Science, and Technology, with a talk titled, “Localized Activity States for Neuronal Field Models of Feature Selectivity.” The presentation will take place on…
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes New Faculty Members
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences welcomes 11 new faculty members this fall. Each brings to NSU noteworthy academic experience, both inside and outside of the classroom, in a variety of fields and interests. Over the next three weeks, the names and biographies of these faculty members will be…