News

CU Psychology and Neuroscience gradate student Jenny Cole (Social, mentored by Leaf Van Boven) was in the popular media, appearing in an article in the Boulder Weekly about a collaboration between herself and a local artist (Amy Hoagland, who is herself a graduate at CU Boulder) about the intersection of art and science.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students Chelsea Brown (Cognitive, mentored by Eliana Colunga) and Anna Gilmour (Clinical, mentored by Mark Whisman) received CARTSS awards in the amount of $1500 to further their research.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Associate Professor June Gruber (Clinical) was in the news regarding a new online class she is launching in February called #TalkMentalillness which is meant to help address the increasing mental health crisis due to the pandemic.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Associate Professor June Gruber (Clinical) was in the popular media, being interviewed by CNN on how to deal with the stressful events of last year as well as those already this year.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students Miriam Clayton (Social, mentored by Bernadette Park), Alex Flores (Social, mentored by Leaf Van Boven), Anna Gilmour (Clinical, mentored by Mark Whisman) and Dillon McGovern (Behavioral Neuroscience, mentored by David Root) received grants through the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants program.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Emeritus Al Ramírez and his late spouse Vera are being honored in February by CU Boulder by having a building named after them. Al and Vera spent years advocating for underrepresented groups on campus.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor and Executive Director of the Intermountain Neuroimaging Center (INC) Marie Banich (Cognitive) was in the news, being interviewed in CU Boulder Today about a recently published article in Nature Communications on how to stop thinking about a particular concept or idea.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction Emeritus Alice Healy received the APA Division 3 Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Leaf Van Boven (Social) was in the popular media, being interviewed by two media outlets about having conversations or not regarding politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Associate Clinical Professor Emily Richardson and the Raimy Psychology Clinic (of which she is the Director) were in the news, being featured, along with other resources, in a Daily Camera article about the need for increased mental health services on campus since the pandemic arrived.