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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · 9d

👏 Congrats to PBS grad student Megan Merrick on receiving a Duolingo 2025 Research Grant!

🔗 Learn more about Megan's research at the link in our bio.

#research #psychology #iub #iubloomington

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · 28d

⛵️ 🧠 Indiana University and Instructure receive NSF funding to develop TOPSAIL, the first-of-its-kind infrastructure for testing AI tools in education.

🔗Read more at the link in our bio.

#psychology #research #education #neuroscience

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 27

🧠📝 New research from PBS Professor Tim Pleskac explores the pros and cons of author anonymity in peer review.

🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.

#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 20

🧪🥼 Child-Scientist Activity Week (C-SAW) is one of PBS's community outreach programs! Each summer, researchers in the developmental area host a free camp for children ages 4–8.

🔗Read more at the link in our bio.

#iubloomington #iub #outreach #research

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 19

🧠 PBS scientists find that enzyme that makes cannabis-like chemicals affects social behavior in a brain region once thought to control only movement.

🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.

#iub #iubloomington #neuroscience #research

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 11

😴🛏️ Sleeping like a baby: 2025 Eliot S. Hearst Memorial Lecturer, psychobiologist Mark Blumberg, presents on the mystery of sleep and infant development.
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#iubloomington #iub #sleep #research

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 7

🧠 Exploring memory, fear, and aging with new PBS Assistant Professor Sydney Trask.⁠
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🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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#iubloomington #iub #memory #aging #psychology

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 6

🥼🧠 New B.S. in Clinical Science provides a glimpse into a range of health-related fields.

🔗 Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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#iubloomington #research #clinicalpsychology

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎻 🧠 At the crossroads of neuroscience and music: two fields converge in PBS neuroscientist Anna Kalinovsky's unique course. Read more at go.iu.edu/pbs-update.

#iubloomington #research #neuroscience #music #jacobsschoolofmusic

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Jul 17

🍉 Women in Science (WIS) is hosting a picnic! Join them for a relaxing afternoon of good food and great company! The picnic will take place tomorrow, July 18th, from 3 - 5 p.m. in Dunn Meadow - or in case of rain, Ballantine 008.

#iub #womeninstem #iubloomington

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you for your patience during our recent website outage. We’re back online at psych.indiana.edu 💻✨ The faculty directory is still under construction, but it’s on the way! In the meantime, please direct any questions to [email protected].

#iub #iubpbs #psychology #neuroscience

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Jun 4

🧠💡 New research from PBS is changing what we know about Tylenol.

🔗Read more at the link in our bio.

#iupbs #iubloomington #iub #research

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · May 5

Some highlights from the recent PBS grad student party, put on by our Graduate Student Council! So proud of our amazing grad students for everything they've accomplished this year ❤️🤍

#iub #iubloomington #psychology #neuroscience

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · May 2

📸 Pictured: a few of our outstanding undergraduate students who were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this spring! 🎉 Congratulations to them and to all the incredible inductees from our department and across IU. See the full list at the link in our bio.

#iubloomington

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · May 2

💡As CEO of Relate XR, a startup blending virtual reality with psychology to support addiction recovery, junior Psychology major Izzy Branam is helping bring innovative research to life — one “future self” at a time. ⁠
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🔗 Read more at the link in our bio. ⁠
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#iubloomington

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Apr 21

🎉 Join us in celebrating Natasha Chaku, Kurt Hugenberg, Ehren Newman, and Öykü Üner—PBS faculty and recipients of the prestigious Trustees Teaching Award 🏆 We are proud to have such dedicated educators in our department!

#psychology #iub #iubloomington #neuroscience #brain

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Apr 15

🎉 Congratulations to PBS grad student Marianne Chirica on being named a 2025 SOPHE/CDC Student Fellow in Injury Prevention!

👉 Read more: www.sophe.org/news/sophe-a...

#psychology #iub #iubloomington #iubpbs

SOPHE Announces Marianne Chirica, Priyanka Joshi, & Siddesh Zadey as recipients of the SOPHE/CDC Student Fellows in Injury Prevention Award - Society for Public Health Education - SOPHE

WASHINGTON, D. C., – The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) is proud to announce that Marianne Chirica, Priyanka Joshi, and Siddesh Zadey will be awarded the SOPHE/CDC Student Fellows...

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Apr 14

The Neuroscience Club is hosting a special guest speaker this Wednesday, April 16! Dr. Olav Krigolson will be sharing his insights on neuroscience and human decision-making. 🧠

#neuroscience #brainscience #iub #iubloomington

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Apr 11

🧠 PBS Alumni: help us honor outstanding faculty mentorship with the Saltzman Award—recognizing those who go above and beyond.

👉 Learn more and nominate a current PBS faculty member today: iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#psychology #iub #iubloomington #mentorshipmatters #neuroscience

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Apr 4

🎉 On March 30th, the IU Chapter of Nu Rho Psi, the National Honor Society in Neuroscience, inducted 20 new members from PBS! 🧠✨⁠

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#NuRhoPsi #Neuroscience #HonorSociety #StudentExcellence #IU

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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Mar 19

🥳 🎉 Congrats to our Spring 2025 Phi Beta Kappa electees!⁠
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#psychology #neuroscience #clinicalpsychology #iub #iubloomington

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Mar 13

📱🧠 PBS Associate Professor Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces is leading a study on the Syrenity app—one of the few mental health apps backed by science.

🔗 Learn more: www.syrahealth.com/press-releas...

#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Mar 6

📸🧠 Don't miss Thin Slices of Time, a solo photo exhibition by PBS Professor Aina Puce, at The John Waldron Arts Center! The exhibition runs through April 22nd, with a special gallery talk by Aina on Saturday, March 22nd, at 5 PM.⁠
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#iubloomington #psychology #community #btown

iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Feb 27

🐜 A new study by researchers at IU, including PBS Professor Andrea Hohmann, investigates how velvet ant stings can provide insights that may inform pain-related medical research.⁠
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🔍 Read more: news.iu.edu/college/live...
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iupsychbrain.bsky.social @iupsychbrain.bsky.social · Feb 21

Dr. Mark Blumberg, Professor of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Iowa, is this year’s Eliot S. Hearst Memorial Lecturer! 🧠

🔗 Learn more: events.iu.edu/psych/event/1819264-elliot-s-hearst-memorial-lectureship