The Columbia Neuroscience Society in collaboration with the Columbia Biological Society has created a weekly, after-school Neuroscience education program at the Community Health Academy in Washington Heights. The program is in its first full year, so its curriculum is continually developing. We now have ten teachers who co-teach in groups of four. Our lessons are demonstration- or experiment-based in order to teach science by illustration rather than by lecture. We will be looking for new teachers for the 2009-2010 academic year, so if you are interested, please contact Saroja Bangaru at sdb2113@columbia.edu. Check out our blog.
Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injuries - 03.07.09Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Discussion with Survivors and Therapists presented by the CNS and the Charles Maddock Foundation. Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be one of the most difficult times in an individual's life, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hear how individuals and the therapists who treat them deal with the consequences of TBI and manage to overcome incredible odds.
Neuroscience Major Forum - 02.24.09 (10pm, Lerner Ramp Lounge East)Come to the CNS's Neuroscience Major Forum and speak your mind about the pros and cons of your experiences with the major. Ideas brainstormed here will be brought to the administration and faculty at a later date in the hopes of improving this fast-growing major.
Research Symposium - 02.21.09 (10am-12:30pm, Lerner Broadway Room)This Saturday the CNS will be hosting our third annual Research Symposium. Come and speak to professors and other leading researchers in the fields of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Biology! This is a great opportunity to not only hear about some of the latest research, but to speak to professors about lab research positions, both during the school year and during the summer. Free food as well!
Neuroscience Career Panel - 11.15.08 (12pm-2pm, Lerner C555)Do you want to know what Neuromarketing or Neurology is like? We will be hosting a panel of men and women from various Neuroscience-related professions. They will talk about their professions, how they arrived at their careers, and answer any questions. A great way to learn about what careers are available for Neuroscience majors besides medicine and research.
CNS Study Break - 10.28.08 (10pm-11pm, Lerner 568)Come get free ice cream sundaes and watch a video of neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor talk about how she suffered loss of various functions because of and then recovered, partially, from a massive stroke.
Study Break - 04.15.08The final study break of the year!
Lecture by Oliver Sacks - 04.05.08 (1:20pm-4:00pm, Lerner Cinema)A screening of the documentary Awakenings followed by a discussion and Q and A led by Oliver Sacks himself.
CNS Peer Advising Session - 12.04.07Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience and Behavior majors shared their experiences, giving the inside scoop on professors and classes.
Brain Bowl - 11.10.07 (2pm-4pm, Satow Room)Our first Brain Bowl Trivia Night! Participants formed teams to answer trivia questions related to Neuroscience, Biology and Psychology.
MCAT Information Session and Free Sample Class - 10.13.07A Princeton Review representative discussed the structure and content of the MCAT (Medical School Admission Test) and gave some studying guidelines. The session was followed by a free sample MCAT class with a Princeton Review instructor.
First General Body Meeting of the Year - 09.26.07 (8:30pm-9:30pm, Hamilton 501)Our first study break of the year! Featured Matthew Garrett speaking about his research in vascular neurosurgery.
Second Research Symposium - 03.25.07Including representatives from Neuroscience, Psychology, and Biology labs as well as labs at the uptown Medical School Campus, this symposium was an excellent opportunity to learn about the exciting research going on at Columbia and to possibly find an internship for the summer.
Guest Lecturer - 02.13.07Steen, a graduate student in the Columbia Psychology program, spoke about the science behind attraction and love. A first-year graduate student working in the Higgins lab, Steen hails from New Jersey and went to Colby College in Maine, where he majored in philosophy.
Movie OutingMany students of CNS went to the see the new movie, Science of Sleep, by the director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Because of the large turnout, similar events are planned in the future.
General Body Meeting - 11.15.06An opportunity to get to know other members in the club, this meeting was followed by a guest speaker, Tamar Kornblum. Having graduated as a psychology major from Columbia in 2004, Tamar is the lab manager of the Terrace lab, studying primate cognition. As a recent graduate applying to medical school, Tamar offered insight into the post-Columbia world and discussed opportunities for Neuroscience majors.