My ideal workshop

My ideal workshop

I’ve been to many events called “workshops”. The name rarely fits, and looking back over the years, they generally don’t leave much of a mark. A couple of weeks ago I took part in a workshop that really deserved the name, and it was simply fantastic. It also had the...
Akira Omaki receives NSF grant

Akira Omaki receives NSF grant

Excellent news for Akira Omaki (2010 PhD) – the National Science Foundation is supporting his research on the development of language processing mechanisms in children, to the tune of $390,000. The project is on “Development and adaptation of active...
Raise a glass for Drs Lago and Parker

Raise a glass for Drs Lago and Parker

Congrats to Dr Dan Parker and Dr Sol Lago, who have finished their PhDs and are moving onwards and upwards. Dan’s dissertation is The Cognitive Basis for Encoding and Navigating Linguistic Structure. He’ll be moving one state away and a couple of hundred...
Kiplin Hall Workshop

Kiplin Hall Workshop

Kiplin Hall in North Yorkshire, England, is the ancestral home of the Calvert family, founders of Maryland, and owners of the plantation where the University of Maryland was created. We are looking forward to holding a workshop on language and memory there on Aug 31...
Allyson wins NSF fellowship

Allyson wins NSF fellowship

Congrats to Allyson Ettinger on winning a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship provides 3 years of research support, in the form of stipend, tuition, and access to other resources, and is worth around $130,000 for 2014-2017. Allyson’s...