Laura Schreibman wins Chancellor’s Excellence Award

Dr. Schreibman received the 2012 Excellence Award for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, one of six prestigious Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards that are given annually to UCSD professors.

Larry Squire receives the National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Reviewing

A leader in the field of memory and foremost expert in the anatomical and functional basis of mammalian memory, Squire is honored for “his prolific and comprehensive reviews on memory research, for his seminal books that are standards in the field, and critical reviews of books on neuroscience.” READ MORE >>

Adam Aron receives 2012 Young Investigator Award from CNS

Dr Aron will be honored at the Society's annual meeting in March this year in Chicago. The award is given “to recognize the outstanding contributions by scientists early in their careers.” READ MORE >>

Diana Deutsch in Scientific American Mind

Diana Deutsch has been awarded the Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America for her article in Scientific American Mind, "Speaking in Tones". READ ARTICLE >>

Are Men Funnier Than Women?

A recent study by Psychology alumna and current post-doc Laura Mickes, with Prof. Nicholas Christenfeld, addresses the question. READ MORE >>

Mental abacus does away with words

Study on “mental abacus,” coauthored by David Barner, was featured in New Scientist >>

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