Tom Newpher
@tnewpher.bsky.social
Associate Professor of the Practice @DukeU
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Tom Newpher
@tnewpher.bsky.social
· Oct 4
The Judith Deckers Prize Announces 2025 Finalists | Office of Undergraduate Education
Duke University’s Judith Deckers Prize honors excellence in undergraduate teaching, recognizing faculty whose innovative practices and deep commitment have shaped the stu
undergrad.duke.edu
I’m honored to be part of this incredible group of finalists for the Judith Deckers Award. A huge thank you to all the students, alumni, and colleagues who nominated me!
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
I’m honored to be part of this incredible group of finalists for the Judith Deckers Award. A huge thank you to all the students, alumni, and colleagues who nominated me!
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
The Judith Deckers Prize Announces 2025 Finalists | Office of Undergraduate Education
Duke University’s Judith Deckers Prize honors excellence in undergraduate teaching, recognizing faculty whose innovative practices and deep commitment have shaped the stu
undergrad.duke.edu
October 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’m honored to be part of this incredible group of finalists for the Judith Deckers Award. A huge thank you to all the students, alumni, and colleagues who nominated me!
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
undergrad.duke.edu/news/judith-...
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Attention, undergrad neuro enthusiasts! We are excited to announce our first annual Art in Neuroscience competition. We are seeking art submissions related to #neuroscience from current undergrads.
Winners are published on our textbook website!
Due Nov 1.
Guidelines here: tinyurl.com/AiNrules
Winners are published on our textbook website!
Due Nov 1.
Guidelines here: tinyurl.com/AiNrules
Art in Neuroscience Competition Guidelines
Announcing the inaugural 2025 Art in Neuroscience competition for undergraduates! The editorial team for Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, an open-access textbook resource, is inviting submiss...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Attention, undergrad neuro enthusiasts! We are excited to announce our first annual Art in Neuroscience competition. We are seeking art submissions related to #neuroscience from current undergrads.
Winners are published on our textbook website!
Due Nov 1.
Guidelines here: tinyurl.com/AiNrules
Winners are published on our textbook website!
Due Nov 1.
Guidelines here: tinyurl.com/AiNrules
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How does the brain work?
Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵
🧠📈
Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵
🧠📈
April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
How does the brain work?
Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵
🧠📈
Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵
🧠📈
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Make sure you, your trainees, and anyone else who might listen to you understands what "indirects" actually are, how they are established, and what Universities contribute. H/T @rodallab.bsky.social
Please share widely!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Please share widely!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
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February 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Make sure you, your trainees, and anyone else who might listen to you understands what "indirects" actually are, how they are established, and what Universities contribute. H/T @rodallab.bsky.social
Please share widely!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Please share widely!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
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In North Carolina
NIH FUNDING:
$2.28B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
25,081
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.39B
NIH FUNDING:
$2.28B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
25,081
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.39B
In PA:
NIH FUNDING:
$2.23B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
21,784
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.23B
NIH FUNDING:
$2.23B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
21,784
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.23B
In Connecticut -
NIH FUNDING:
$770M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
6609
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$1.68B
NIH FUNDING:
$770M
JOBS SUPPORTED:
6609
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$1.68B
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
In North Carolina
NIH FUNDING:
$2.28B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
25,081
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.39B
NIH FUNDING:
$2.28B
JOBS SUPPORTED:
25,081
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED:
$5.39B
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This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
We all need to speak out to save lives.
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Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans.
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce.
👇 #NeuroSky
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce.
👇 #NeuroSky
February 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans.
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce.
👇 #NeuroSky
Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce.
👇 #NeuroSky
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Lecturing can sometimes be... suboptimal. Help wake those students up with in class application problems. Intro to BN has several collaborative learning activities to accompany each chapter, all designed by @tnewpher.bsky.social. Find them in the Instructor portal, in the "test bank" zip file.
a man wearing glasses is standing in front of a blackboard and says `` anyone ? '' .
Alt: a man wearing glasses is standing in front of a blackboard and says `` anyone ? '' . This is a clip from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, showing the scene where a teacher calls out attendance in front of an uninterested and disengaged class.
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December 4, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Lecturing can sometimes be... suboptimal. Help wake those students up with in class application problems. Intro to BN has several collaborative learning activities to accompany each chapter, all designed by @tnewpher.bsky.social. Find them in the Instructor portal, in the "test bank" zip file.
Announcing a new open access textbook for entry level behavioral neuro. Funded by NSF. Written by a collection of 26 neuro experts. Method demonstration videos and author interviews too. Consider using it in your courses to reduce financial barriers to education.
openstax.org/details/book...
openstax.org/details/book...
November 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
openstax.org/details/book...
Neuroscience educators and students, I strongly encourage you to check out this fantastic new resource from OpenStax! Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience is a free peer-reviewed online textbook written by field experts and funded by NSF. (1/4)
Neuroscience educators and students, I strongly encourage you to check out this fantastic new resource from OpenStax! Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience is a free peer-reviewed online textbook written by field experts and funded by NSF. (1/4)
OpenStax | Free Textbooks Online with No Catch
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November 19, 2024 at 3:23 PM
openstax.org/details/book...
Neuroscience educators and students, I strongly encourage you to check out this fantastic new resource from OpenStax! Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience is a free peer-reviewed online textbook written by field experts and funded by NSF. (1/4)
Neuroscience educators and students, I strongly encourage you to check out this fantastic new resource from OpenStax! Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience is a free peer-reviewed online textbook written by field experts and funded by NSF. (1/4)