For those interested in applying the the Graduate Certificate in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN), please be aware that we are looking to accept students for Spring semester 2022, not Fall semester 2021. The required, foundational SCAN courses will not be offered during their usual time in Fall semester [...]
The International Neuroethics Society (INS) and the International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA) are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the Neuroethics Essay Contest in 2020. Now in its seventh year, the contest aims to promote interest in neuroethics among students and trainees around the world. Participating authors can [...]
The new PBS NOVA episode entitled "The Violence Paradox" looks at the history and current state of violence in our society. CNS faculty member, Adrian Raine and SCAN alumnus, Asminet Ling are featured in the video for their research using brain scans of murderers and tDCS brain stimulation technology. Check [...]
Poets and Quants, a business school news site, named our own Diana Robertson among the 50 top business professors nationwide! A specialist in business ethics, who incorporates neuroimaging into her research, she has also won numerous teaching awards within Penn. Read about her here: https://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2018/11/13/2018-top-50-undergraduate-professors-diana-robertson-university-of-pennsylvania-wharton/