Departmental Colloquia and Public Seminars

Department Colloquiums are open to the public and are held on specific Wednesdays during the Fall and Spring semesters at 4pm in room 614 Schermerhorn Hall.

Fall 2018 Schedule

• September 12th, 2018
  Shige Oishi
  Title: "Uncovering the Causes and Consequences of Well-Being"

• September 26th, 2018
  Chris Baldessano 
  Title: "Building Memories in the Brain"

• October 10th, 2018
  Gregory Ball
  Title: "Hormones, Brain, and Reproductive Behavior"

• October 24th, 2018
  Ann Senghas
  Title: "Children Creating A New Language de novo"

• November 14th, 2018
  Dave Krantz
  Title: "Goals and Plans in Decision-Making"

• November 28th, 2018
  Thalia Wheatley
  Title: "How People Communicate and Connect"

Spring 2019 Schedule

• January 30th, 2019
  Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
  Title: "Deep Neural Networks: A New Framework For Modeling Brain Information"

• February 13th, 2019
  Tom Tyler
  Title: "Psychology and the Law"

• February 27th, 2019
  Buju Dasgupta
  Title: "Shaping of Attitudes and Behavior By Factors Outside Awareness"

• March 13th, 2019
  Damien Fair
  Title: "Cognitive Brain Development"

• April 3rd, 2019
  Carla J. Shatz
  Topic: "Shatz Discovered How Adults Wiring Emerges From Dynamic Interactions Among Neurons"

• April 17th, 2019
  Jennifer Richeson
  Title: "Racial Identity and Interracial Interactions"

• May 1st, 2019
  Columbia University Undergraduate Honors Day