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Thursday, June 05, 2025

Jessica Cantlon's 'Science Homecoming' Mobilizes Scientists to Advocate for Support

Jessica Cantlon, the Ronald J. and Mary Ann Zdrojkowski Professor of Developmental Neuroscience/Psychology, is helping experts across the country communicate the value of science to their hometown newspapers.

Wednesday, June 04, 2025

How a First-Year Seminar Shaped Alumni Career Paths

Courses that focus real-world problems have become a hallmark of Dietrich College. Recent alumni share how the courses have impacted their career growth.

Thursday, May 08, 2025

CMU Neuroscientist Has Big Plans for Guggenheim Fellowship

The Guggenheim Foundation has awarded Timothy Verstynen a prestigious fellowship to conduct an "exploration of exploration."

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Researchers Propose Framework To Identify Food Selectivity Origins in the Brain

A Carnegie Mellon University team recently published a paper outlining how visual and nonvisual signals contribute to the brain's cortical responses when people were shown images of food.

Friday, February 07, 2025

Developmental Psychologists and Statisticians Come Together To Ensure Research Tools Measure Up

Faculty across two Dietrich College departments developed a way to test a spatial arrangement task that can help researchers understand how connections are formed in children’s brains.