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Dr. Daniel Cox honored with teaching award
Dan Cox, School of Systems Biology and Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, was recently honored with a University Teaching Excellence Award. There were eight winners this year from across the university. This award is presented to those faculty members who make significant contributions “to course planning and preparation; curriculum development; and innovative teaching, advising, and ...
Dr. Philip Rubin to speak at Krasnow
On Monday, February 11th, Dr. Philip Rubin will be Krasnow’s guest speaker for the Monday Seminar Series. His talk is entitled “Talking Heads: Speech and Embodied Cognition”. Dr. Rubin is the CEO (on leave) and Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories and as an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine. ...
Alumnus Ruggero Scorcioni Wins Prize at CES 2013
Ruggero Scorcioni, a graduate of the Ph.D. program in molecular neuroscience, participated last week in a hack-a-thon sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Show. Dr. Scorcioni’s innovative hack won him the grand prize of $30,000. Krasnow congratulates him on the achievement. Read more of the story from CNN.
Mental Floss: Combining art with science
Krasnow Institute scientists, Giorgio Ascoli and Paul So, collaborated on a project resulting in Mental Floss–a 3-D sculpture of neurons in the brain. The sculpture is on display in the Krasnow Institute Great Room but there are plans for the sculpture to be on display in museums and other locations. Please read Mason News for ...
Aspiring Scientists Gain Experience at Krasnow
Over the summer, Krasnow hosted several high school students as part of participation in the Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program. The Physiological and Behavioral Neuroscience in Juveniles (PBNJ) Lab, lead by Dr. Ted Dumas, was featured in the following article which was published in the Fall 2002 ASSIP Newsletter. Participation in experiential learning programs, such ...
Krasnow’s Carolyn Payne Awarded Employee of the Month
Krasnow’s very own Carolyn Payne, Executive Assistant for the Krasnow Institute, was named the September 2012 Employee of the Month. Carolyn oversees many of the Director’s activities and provides procurement support to the various labs within the unit, among many other duties. She is a valuable asset to the Krasnow community. Her work does not ...
Summer Seminar Series kicks off as part of Mason and INOVA collaboration
The Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study will host a summer seminar series entitled “Translational Research in Action”. The series seeks to elucidate the path of scientific discovery to implementation in a clinical setting; and facilitate the exchange of ideas for translational research collaborations at George Mason University. Invited speakers will have backgrounds in the fields of basic research, ...
Accolades to Dr. Adrianne Noe, Krasnow Advisory Board Chair
On Monday, May 21st, the National Museum of Health and Medicine reopened in its new Silver Spring location — formerly at Walter Reed Army Base. Monday also marked the 150th anniversary of the museum’s existence. Krasnow’s advisory board chair, Dr. Adrianne Noe, is the director of the museum. The Krasnow community congratulates her on a ...
The Science of Complexity Symposium to be held May 16-18, 2012
The Science of Complexity: Understanding the Global Financial Crisis symposium is well underway at Mason’s Arlington Campus. The symposium, hosted by the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study and the Santa Fe Institute, seeks to explore the dynamics of the crisis through the lenses of finance, economics, complex systems, neuroeconomics, and computational social science. (More details) ...
April 9, 2012: Krasnow Faculty & Staff Service Awards
Seven of Krasnow’s faculty and staff members were honored at Mason’s University Day Celebration. Staff members are honored at this event for the years of service provided to Mason in increments of 5-years. We would like to congratulate the following members of the Krasnow Institute on their achievements and thank them for their dedication to ...
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