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Events
Brain Awareness Week Open House , March 6,
2007
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. This year, BAW was held March 5-9, 2007. The Institute participated in the 10th Annual Open House for Brain Awareness Week held on the UW campus, an event which drew nearly 400 school-aged children in grades 4-12. The Institute's exhibit featured a hands-on demonstration about how the brain "hears" the sounds of both native and foreign languages. |
The I-LABS
Summer Institute for Educators, June 26 and 28,
2006
The inaugural I-LABS Summer Institute was held
on two beautiful days in June. These day-long workshops brought
nearly 50 K-12 teachers, administrators and other school specialists
to I-LABS in order to hear about the neuroscience of early
learning. The theme for the workshop was “Building a bridge
between neuroscience and education”. |
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I-LABS is grateful to the Ginger & Barry
Ackerley Foundation for sponsoring this first-of-its-kind endeavor.
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Attendees heard presentations from several
scientists on topics including brain development, learning
a first (and second) language, the influence of role models
on young children, and the development of thinking skills
in school-aged children. In addition, lab tours provided
an opportunity for in-depth understanding of research methods.
Lunch was enjoyed on the I-LABS deck. Open discussion between
teachers and scientists was encouraged, and led to sharing
points of common understanding, and the posing of challenges
faced by individual experiences.
Attendees reflect
on their experience at the workshop.
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Dean's Club Event, April 28, 2006
The Dean’s Club is a series of events showcasing some of the most intriguing research and programs in the College of Arts & Sciences. The Institute was selected as the site for the latest in this series, hosted by Arts & Sciences Interim Dean Ron Irving, for an invited group of 85 friends of the University. Attendees had a social hour to chat informally with scientists, followed by visits to labs where they saw presentations on cutting-edge neuroscience research. The evening ended with Q&A session with Institute scientists. |
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Brain Awareness Week Open House
March 22, 2006 |
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Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. This year, BAW was held March 13-19, 2006. The Institute participated in the 9th annual Open House for Brain Awareness Week held on the UW campus, an event which drew nearly 350 school-aged children in grades 4-12. The Institute's exhibit featured a hands-on demonstration about how the brain "hears" the sounds of both native and foreign languages.
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Science and Technology Roundtable
March 10, 2006 |
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Institute Co-Director, Andrew Meltzoff, delivered a lecture to the Science & Technology Roundtable (STRT) on March 10, 2006. The audience consisted of 200 leaders in the business, government, and education sectors who want to stay on top of important science and technology advancements. The lecture discussed both the promise and limits of building interdisciplinary bridges between neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology, and education. |
| National Conference
of State Legislatures,
August 16, 2005
Before an audience of 300 legislators, economists, teachers
and representatives of philanthropic organizations, the Institute's
Co-Directors, Drs. Kuhl and Meltzoff, participated in a panel
discussion at the NCSL annual meeting entitled "Breakthroughs
in Research on Early Learning". NCSL is a bipartisan organization
that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50
states. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities
for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state
issues, and is an effective and respected advocate for the
interests of state governments before Congress and federal
agencies.
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Dr. Pat Kuhl discusses infants' early learning of speech |
Dr. Andrew Meltzoff describes cognitive development in young
children. |
Joyce Walters, Early Learning and K-12 Education at the Boeing
Company (left) and Bob Watt, chair of the Early Learning Council
(third from left) |
State Representative Ruth Kagi (right) has spearheaded state funding for early learning |
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Dean's Club Event,
June 9, 2005
The Dean’s Club is a series of events showcasing some of the most intriguing research and programs in the College of Arts & Sciences. Dean David Hodge selected the Institute as the site for this June, 2005 event. |
University Child Development School
Visits the Institute, April 26, 2005
The Institute hosted the K-5 faculty from the University Child
Development School in Seattle. Institute scientists met with
these teachers to disseminate the latest neuroscience research
on early learning and the brain, and to discuss early learning
issues relevant to both scientists and teachers.
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Dr. Betty Repacholi discusses infants' understanding of emotions |
Dr. Jessica Sommerville
demonstrates infant problem solving |
Methods used to study language learning abilities related by Dr. Barbara Conboy |
Brainwave recordings in young children described by Dr. Marita Rivera-Gaxiola |
Dr. Jennifer Amsterlaw discusses the logic used by school-aged children | 
Dr. Yang Zhang shares his latest MRI findings |
Lotus Lin describes the relationship between math and language processing |
Following a full afternoon of lab tours, the UCDS faculty heads back to the bus |
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Research Days in Olympia, March
24-25, 2005
March 24 and 25 were set aside by the House of Representatives
as Research Days in Olympia -- a two-day focus of the contributions
of higher education research to the state of Washington. During
both days, the UW, along with the other state four-year institutions,
set up poster displays in the Columbia Room of the state capitol
building which displayed the wide variety of research activities
in public higher education. The Insitute was one of the groups
selected to represent the UW at this event.
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