Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler Receives 2022 SfN Science Educator Award
Report from Neuroscience 2022Interview with Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler on the rewards of sharing hands-on science with students of all ages.
Randy Blakely Receives 2022 SfN Science Educator Award
Report from Neuroscience 2022We chat with Randy Blakey on the satisfactions of mentoring and outreach, paying it forward, and more.
Brain Awareness Week Grantee Interview: Kristofer Rau, Ph.D.
"There is a place for everyone in neuroscience," says Kristofer Rau, Ph.D. He and his colleagues at Virginia Tech always participate in Brain Awareness Week, as well as outreach events year-round.
Dana Foundation Awards 11 Planning Grants for Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society
The Dana Foundation is excited to announce the 11 US-based academic institutions awarded planning grants for potential future Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society.
Translating Big Data Models to Stem Suicide
Organizations are seeing positive results from big data-fueled suicide prediction models, but it takes work—and time—to put them into clinical practice.
Inviting Multi-Disciplinary Voices to the Neurotechnology Conversation
Three years after a social issues roundtable about the ethical and societal issues raised by neural-digital interfaces, one research team shares what they’ve learned.
Could Music Therapy Ease the World’s Dementia Crisis?
A new wave of research aims to move beyond anecdotal evidence. If it proves significantly beneficial and easily “dispensable,” the savings in terms of well-being and of monetary costs would be immense.
Past Request for Proposals: Dana Center Planning Grant 2022
RFP for past planning grant for Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society. Requests were due July 6, 2022
In Memoriam: Sir Colin Blakemore
Colin believed the responsibility of scientists extended beyond research inside their labs to public dissemination and discussion, helping provide people with the knowledge to make important life and health choices.
Who is Left Behind in the Movement to Normalize Marijuana?
In the rush to cash in on cannabis, some vulnerable populations—including people in marginalized groups and all children—may pay a steep price.