On Wednesday, November 13, Professor C. Randy Gallistel gave a talk hosted by Barnard’s Cognitive Sciences department. This was the last of a series of three speakers as a part of their Cognitive Science Symposium.

On October 29, 2024, Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute held a symposium titled “The Neuroscience of Social Connections” at the Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 130th Street and Broadway.  The event featured faculty speakers and a series of presentations by PhD students highlighting the biological and psychological mechanisms of social interactions.

Psych major tip 101: Never take a class in this room. 

The first speaker of the Barnard Cognitive Science Symposium series was Dr. Horowitz, a Psychology Professor and the Head of Barnard Dog Cognition Lab.

Always say hi to people in the elevator!

If you don’t declare a major in or switch your major to Psychology after reading this, you should probably just drop out. 

Last Wednesday, Columbia’s Psychology Department held a colloquium featuring Dr. Dana Carney, who gave a presentation on the nuances of nonverbal behavior and communication.

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Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

On Thursday, April 21, Zuckerman Institute presented “Embracing Uncertainty: The Power of Curiosity and Exploration in Learning,” the fourth and final lecture of this year’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series.

Welcome back to Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly roundup of science events happening around campus. As always, email science@bwog.com if you want your event featured.

A tipster has forwarded us a notice that “as a cost-saving measure,” Columbia will be closing the physics, chemistry, biology, and psychology libraries a full year early. According to Physics Department Chair Andrew Mills, who sent the email, “I have received two conflicting reports of the closing date: July 1, 2009 and July 31, 2009.” […]