Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Journal Club: Adank et al.

You are invited to join the members of the Speech Research Lab this Friday to discuss the article, "Comprehension of Familiar and Unfamiliar Native Accents Under Adverse Listening Conditions," Adank et al. (2009) from the April issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance.

Friday, June 26
Psychology Room 128
1:30-3:00 p.m.

Monday, June 22, 2009

CFP: 2010 North American Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information

The North American Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information is a week-long school that presents interdisciplinary work between the areas of logic, linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, philosophy and artificial intelligence. NASSLLI has run at Stanford (2002), IU (2003), and UCLA (2005), and in June 2010 it returns to Indiana University.

Proposals are invited for courses and workshops, and for associated events.

You can find out more about NASSLLI by seeing the full call at:
http://www.indiana.edu/~nasslli/

For more information, contact:
Professor Lawrence S. Moss
Department of Mathematics
Indiana University
831 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-8281
lsm at cs dot indiana dot edu

Friday, June 05, 2009

Summer Talk: Andrea Scharnhorst

You are cordially invited to join us for the following summer talk.

June 12, 2009
1:00 p.m.
Wells Library 001

"Why modelling science?" will be presented by Andrea Scharnhorst, Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Abstract:
Scholarly activity - or the social system of science - can be studied in very different ways, with ethnographic observations of "scientific tribes", with statistical analysis of scientific communication and with help of new visualization tools "mapping the scientific universe". In this talk I will ask what mathematical models from physics can add to these perspectives. Do we need complexity theory to understand science and will we ever be able to capture important aspect of creative processes such as in science by models though complex ones? I will also give examples of how models can be used at different levels: in measurement, as generators for hypotheses; and to develop and test scenarios.

If you would like to meet with Andrea during her visit June 3-30, please contact Mark Price at maaprice@indiana.edu

Two Philosophy-CogSci Conferences

As many of you know, there will be two philosophy-cogsci related conferences here next week:

The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (June 11-14), and the North American Computing and Philosophy Conference (June 14-16). All are invited, and onsite registration will be available for both, but I'd like to encourage you to take advantage of the preconference rates.

For SPP, the deadline for pre-conference rate on registration is June 4, this Thursday. There's a preconference workshop on "animal neuroethics" on Thursday June 11, and the conference itself runs June 12-14. Also, the conference banquet will be Sunday evening in the Art Museum, which should provide a very nice venue. Registration may be accessed directly at https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=1747&tid=32
or via the SPP conference web site at http://socphilpsych.org/localinfo.html

For NACAP, the deadline for pre-conference registration rate is June 10, Wednesday of next week. The registration page can be reached directly at https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=1629&tid=32 or via the conference web site at http://ia-cap.org/na-cap09/

Program information for both conferences can be found at the conference web sites. I hope you'll join us for what promise to be some very interesting sessions.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Colin Allen
Professor, Department of History & Philosophy of Science Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Cognitive Science Program Faculty Member, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior Indiana University-Bloomington, College of Arts and Sciences http://mypage.iu.edu/~colallen/

Monday, June 01, 2009

Lecture: Lida Anestidou

You are cordially invited to join us for the following presentation.

“Animal Pain and Biomedical Research: Ethics and Practice” will be presented by Dr. Lida Anestidou, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, The National Academies.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Psychology Bldg, Room 101
1101 East 10th Street
4:00-5:30 p.m.

How are we to approach the ethical issues involved in using animals in biomedical research? Dr. Lida Anestidou, Program Officer at the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research at The National Academies, will address the issues Wednesday, June 10, in the Psychology Building, Room 101, from 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Dr. Anestidou, DMV and PhD in Biomedical Sciences, was a research instructor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center prior to coming to The National Academies. She has published numerous articles and presented at many conferences.

Dr. Anestidou’s presentation is supported by a New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grant from the IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research and by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. The project is directed by Colin Allen, from the department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Cognitive Science Program, and Brian Schrag, the executive secretary of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, an international membership organization housed at the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions.

Dr. Anestidou’s presentation is prior to her participation in a pre-conference workshop on Animal Neuroethics on June 11. The workshop is part of the annual meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology, June 12-14. Registration and program information for the conference and workshop can be found at http://www.socphilpsych.org/localinfo.html.

For further information, contact: Colin Allen, colallen@indiana.edu, 855-8916.

Career Development Center Update

Please check the Career Development Center web site for information on:

* FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
* DROP-IN ADVISING SUMMER SCHEDULE
* UPCOMING FALL 2009 CAREER FAIRS

FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS

Full-time positions:
* Indiana University Alumni Association, Web Programming Assistant
* Indiana House of Representatives/Republican staff/Communications Office, Press Secretary
* Maxim Healthcare Services, Healthcare Recruiter/Entry Level Sales Management
* Elkhart Public Library, Outreach Coordinator

Internships:
* City of Chicago, Student Intern
* The LaSalle Network, Marketing Intern
* IU Office of Creative Services, Web Developer Internship
* Indiana Sports Corporation, Sports Indiana Intern
* Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, Non-Profit Management Intern

Part-time positions:
* IU Campus Bus Service, Campus Bus Operator (Non-Work Study)
* TownePlace Suites - Bloomington, Front Desk Representative (Non-Work Study)
* Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington/Ellettsville, Summer Camp Membership Desk Coordinator (Non-Work Study)
* Indiana Geological Survey, Computer Support Assistant (Non-Work Study)
* IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Mathers Museum Assistant (Work-Study)
* Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc., Kitchen Staff (Work-Study)

DROP-IN ADVISING SUMMER SCHEDULE (UNDERGRADUATES ONLY)

Drop-in advising is available without appointment Tuesday-Thursday from 1-3 p.m. in the Career Development Center. Drop-in appointments take 15-20 minutes. Career advisors answer general questions about majors or careers; critique resumes and cover letters; explain what resources are available on campus; and get students started on internship, job, and graduate school searches. If additional time is required, the advisor will help the student make an hour-long advising appointment.

FALL 2009 CAREER FAIRS

FALL JOBS FAIR
Friday, August 28, 9-11 a.m. (Work Study) and 1:00-3:00 p.m. (Non-Work Study) Indiana Memorial Union, Alumni Hall

RETAIL & DESIGN CAREER FAIR
Wednesday, September 23, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Indiana Memorial Union, Alumni Hall

LIFE SCIENCES CAREER FAIR
Thursday, October 8, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Grand Foyer, IU Auditorium

GOVERNMENT CAREER FAIR
Monday, October 19, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Indiana Memorial Union, Alumni Hall

For more information on these and other events, visit www.iucareers.com and sign in to your myIUcareers account. Benefits of myIUcareers: Participate in on-campus interviews for internship and full-time employment/Access online postings for part-time, internship, fellowship, and full-time positions/View the IU Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services calendar of interviews and events and RSVP for workshops and employer information sessions/ Obtain contact information for employers actively partnered with the Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services.