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She gets a lot of questions about her majors — neuroscience and dance — because they seem divergent, but in a classroom discussion with other dance students Katie McMorrow ’20 discovered kindred academic spirits.
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Sara Aldrich’19 is spending the summer doing research in Dr. Alcino Silva’s lab, which is in the UCLA graduate neurobiology department.
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As she nears graduation, neuroscience major Allison Mogul ’18 already has some significant accomplishments on her resume, namely published research in a Journal of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and presentation of her findings at the Society for Neuroscience conference.
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Back in the science classrooms that they had frequented not that long ago, four alumnae returned to campus for a “What I Did with My Major in Neuroscience and Psychology” panel. Hosted by the Career Center in collaboration with the Psychology Department on April 9, the event attracted 40 interested students and was followed by a networking reception.
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Knowing she wanted to be a genetic counselor, Emily Palen ’14 majored in neuroscience and spent a semester at the New England Center for Children. Her first step after College — a master’s in genetic counseling at the Boston University School of Medicine.
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Sara Aldrich ’19, Tatenda Chakoma ’18, Gianna Davino ’20 and Allison Mogul ’18 are studying the behavior of rats to better understand the neuroanatomy and neurochemistry behind learning, memory and motivation.
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For Emily Teichman ’18, the study of mood disorders, especially of depression, is a topic of great personal relevance. “I would be hard-pressed to find a person whose life, in some way, whether directly or through a friend or family member, has not been touched by this disease,” she said.
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Emily Yong ’19, a neuroscience major, is a runner and activist who found her perfect internship in the highlands of Kenya, one of the running capitals of the world.
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Working as a digital media tutor on campus helped Joseph Dixon '18, a literature and neuroscience major, land an internship at a small agency in New York City.
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This lightboard is an innovative teaching tool that allows for a more interactive experience for faculty members and their students. It was built by College carpenters in consultation with Director of Audiovisual Services Tim Hicks. The lightboard presentation is taped, and made available as a video as part of the classroom instruction.