NOTICE: DEPARTMENT MEETING THURS. IN PI AUDITORIUM
Virginia Tech Massacre: Faculty Speak to Media on Violence, Prevention
In the aftermath of last week’s tragic shooting on the Virginia Tech campus, Patrick Tolan, Ph.D., discussed violence prevention in a Q & A last week with the Daily Herald. The article is available at http://www.dailyherald.com/search/searchstory.asp?id=302651. Dr. Tolan also appeared on NBC 5 news last week. The video can be seen at http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=92202. In addition, Carl Bell, M.D., appeared last Monday on WTTW to discuss the shooting.
Pandey Gives MUSC Grand Rounds Lecture on Anxiety, Alcoholism
Subhash Pandey, Ph.D., gave a Grand Rounds lecture at the Medical University of South Carolina, Center for Drug and Alcohol studies, in Charleston SC last Thursday, April 19. The lecture on addiction was “Anxiety and Alcoholism: Perspectives from Molecular, Behavioral, and Neurocircuitry Approaches.”
Graduate Student Bal Awarded 3rd Place in UIC Research Forum
Elgiz Bal, a graduate research assistant working with Steve Porges, Ph.D., was awarded third place in the UIC Research Forum for Graduate Students. The title of her poster was: Emotion Recognition and Autonomic State in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In addition to Ms. Bal, co-authors with were Vaughan Van Hecke, A., Harden, E., Lamb, D., Denver, J., Lebow, J., Kramer, A., Heilman, K., and Porges, S.W.
Notice: Department Meeting Thursday to be in PI Auditorium
Note: Due to construction in PI, the department meeting will be this Thursday, April 26, in the PI auditorium on first floor.
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