Congrats to our lab’s newest PhD’s: Dr. Zitong Lu & Dr. Yong Min Choi!
@zitonglu.bsky.social is off to postdoc at MIT w/ @nancykanwisher.bsky.social & @evfedorenko.bsky.social;
@yongminchoi.bsky.social is off to postdoc at Dartmouth w/ @violastoermer.bsky.social
Will really miss these 2, so proud 🥳

#VSS2025 Come check out Min’s super cool talk Tues 6pm! He cleverly uses voxel-wise predictive encoding models to compare different forms of remapping across the human brain @vssmtg.bsky.social

Congrats to former JGLab undergrad @avaaaaran.bsky.social for her first-author publication! What a cool undergrad thesis project, with grad mentor @zitonglu.bsky.social. Keep an eye out for both of these early career stars!

If you are a faculty member at a US university, please consider signing this excellent petition asking our presidents, chancellors, etc to work together to defend our institutions from the direct attacks by Trump administration: sites.google.com/view/we-must...

This is a vile move. All the more disgusting and infuriating that it’s being framed about “protecting” Jewish students. You know what’s actually anti-Semitic? using Jews as pawns in this disgusting fascist theatre. Don’t take the bait and let it divide us. 😡

Drop your favorite Stand Up for Science slogans / homemade signs here! I’ll be at the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in Columbus tomorrow! Please consider joining us if you’re local, or find your closest rally site in your state! Numbers matter. Science matters.

President Carter told us he was fighting for us. But this article based on public info requests shows that the Ohio presidents jointly decided to stand down before SB1 was even introduced.

signalakron.org/ohio-univers...

As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.

If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Sharing in case this is useful for others in a similar role. Today I taught my undergrad Intro Cog Neuro class about indirects and research grant funding. Some details:

If you live in AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC, your reps are on the Senate HELP Committee which has jurisdiction over NIH.
Write to them pointing out the jobs and money coming to your state from NIH: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
describe impact of NIH cuts on....

Full-time lab manager / RA position available in our lab starting Summer 2024!

This position is ideal for someone who wants additional research experience in cognitive neuroscience before applying to PhD programs.

Details:
u.osu.edu/golomblab/jo...

Hi all! A bit late to the Bluesky game, but spreading the word that we have 4 open faculty positions at Ohio State University Psychology Department! Initial deadlines are today, but late applications are still welcome.

#psychscisky #academicsky #neuroskyence

psychology.osu.edu/current_facu...