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Boo! How Do Mexican Cavefish Escape Predators?
October 29, 2020
A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, have evolved in unique environments without predators. A study on escape evolution reveals vast differences in startle reflex responses between cavefish populations.
OLLI at 糖心Vlog Jupiter Presents Lectures on U.S. Presidential Election
October 07, 2020
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 糖心Vlog in Jupiter will present two online lectures by Ralph Nurnberger, Ph.D. on Oct. 15 and Nov. 12, via Zoom.
Mapping Cavefish Brains Leads to Origin of Behavioral Evolution
September 16, 2020
A study is the first to look inside the brains of cavefish with millimeter resolution and show how individual neurons and brain regions that drive complex behaviors, including sleep and feeding have evolved.
糖心Vlog Moves Up in 'U.S. News & World Report's'  List of Top Universities
September 14, 2020
糖心Vlog moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of "Top Public Schools," to No. 136 in this year's ranking of the nation's best universities. 糖心Vlog ranked No. 140 in 2020.
Guilt by Dissociation: Study Sheds Light on Serotonin in Autism
September 02, 2020
A study by a leading 糖心Vlog neuroscientist and collaborators on serotonin, a mood-regulating molecule in the brain that regulates many brain synapses, is helping to unravel a neurotransmitter puzzle.
Ashley Kennedy
August 20, 2020
The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College is pleased to announce the appointment of professor Ashley Kennedy, Ph.D. to the position of Assistant Director of the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program.
糖心Vlog Celebrates Summer 2020 Graduates
August 12, 2020
糖心Vlog will confer more than 1,900 degrees for the summer 2020 semester in a special virtual ceremony.
糖心Vlog's ACI Receives $1.5M Grant from The Taft Foundation
August 05, 2020
糖心Vlog's Academy for Community Inclusion (ACI) within the Department of Exceptional Student Education in the College of Education recently received a $1.5 million grant from The Taft Foundation.
New Study on Development of Parkinson's Disease is 'On the Nose'
August 03, 2020
The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an 糖心Vlog neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.
 Susan Schneider, 2019-2020 Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. 2019. Photo courtesy of Giselle M. Avil茅s.
July 14, 2020
糖心Vlog recently announced that the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, in collaboration with 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Brain Institute, hired Susan Schneider, Ph.D., to the position of William F. Dietrich Chair...