MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania

Call for Papers: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning (ELM) 4
June 10-12 2026, University of Pennsylvania

Organizers: Paloma Jeretič, Anna Papafragou, and Florian Schwarz

Abstract Submissions via OpenReview, due by December 10, 2025

More: www.elm-conference.net/elm-4-2026/e...

X-ray plates from 1896 give a snapshot of Penn’s place in history | Penn Today A gift from the family of Penn physicist Arthur Goodspeed represents the beginning of a revolution in medicine that began at Penn.

This is a fascinating story: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/x-ray-p...

The blood brain barrier and its Trojan Horses Ever wonder what delivering drugs to the brain and Greek mythology have in common? If so, come check out this article on Trojan Horses in science!

What do Greek mythology and drug delivery to the brain have in common?

Read @pennngg.bsky.social student @annakasper1.bsky.social's post to see how scientists use Trojan-horse techniques to sneak medicine past the blood brain barrier.

pennneuroknow.com/2025/12/02/t...

#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪

Congratulations to @neuromelody.bsky.social (@pennngg.bsky.social), recipient of a 2025 @nationalacademies.org Eric & Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications! @schmidtsciences.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mtptwhkc

Come work with us!!!

Apply to Penn Grad Talks
Deadline: Weds, Jan 28, 2026
Event Date: Fri, Feb 20, 2026

Penn Grad Talks is an opportunity to win cash prizes plus a chance to practice presenting your research to a live audience, receive feedback and a video of your talk.

More: www.sas.upenn.edu/index.php/pe...

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.

Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.

“Make America Healthy Again.”

Scientists if you’re like “man I wish more people knew about X” then I humbly suggest hiring an artist to make a thing that communicates X and then put it into the world because it’s so fun, extremely “hell yeah” inducing, you gotta try it.

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.

Konstanz school of Collective Behavior will take place again from 20th July to 7th August , 2026. We have an amazing line up of speakers covering state of the art research on collective behavior across systems. Application deadline : March 15th
Details here: www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/applica...

Why Nurturing Connection is Good for Your Health What new research shows about why relationships matter, and how to prioritize them amid life’s competing demands.

@falklab.bsky.social's Emily Falk of @asc.upenn.edu talks with @thepulse.whyy.org about why nurturing connection is good for your health whyy.org/episodes/wha...

CNI Seminar
Tuesday, Dec 9, Noon (w/pizza)
111 NBS, 425 S University Ave

Large-scale pretraining on neural data allows for transfer across individuals, tasks and species

Eva Dyer
Bioengineering and Computer & Information Science
@pennengineering.bsky.social

mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...

Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program Penn LDI’s Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program introduces students of diverse experiences and perspectives to the fields of health economics, health care management, health policy and clini...

🚀 Now accepting applications!
LDI & Wharton's Summer Undergraduate Mentored Research Program (SUMR) is open to undergraduates interested in exploring health services research, gaining hands-on experience, and work with leading researchers.

🔗 Apply Here: https://bit.ly/3lQmdkY

Failure @ Penn is a Signal Society's event, featuring four senior panelists reflecting on moments of failure, rejection, growth, and how they’ve redefined what success at Penn looks like on their own terms.

December 3, 7–9 PM
Gutmann Multipurpose Room (MPR)
RSVP: partiful.com/e/pBW7Ukr4Bn...

Ohmygosh! 😍

We are recruiting a lab manager/research assistant to start in early 2026! The successful candidate will conduct awake infant fMRI, meet cute babies, and join a fun team!

More details (e.g. responsibilities): soc.stanford.edu/people/#join...

Apply here: careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/social-...

How I contributed to rejecting one of my favorite papers of all time I believe we should talk about the mistakes we make.

How I contributed to rejecting one of my favorite papers of all times, Yes, I teach it to students daily, and refer to it in lots of papers. Sorry. open.substack.com/pub/kording/...

Look Twice, Forgive Once: How a Simple Rule Can Rebuild Trust Mathematical models show something deeply human: reputations—and cooperation—are more resilient when we resist “one strike and you’re out” judgment; a simple pause for forgiveness may be key to rebuil...

“Look twice, forgive once” is the rule that emerges from Joshua Plotkin’s research where he studies the mathematics of cooperation and the hidden rules that sustain social life [...] when we give someone the benefit of a second act, cooperation has room to recover.

www.templeton.org/news/look-tw...

Dissertation Boot Camp is a 1-week program to help doctoral students complete the dissertation. By offering an environment and support for intense, focused writing time, the Camp provides structure and motivation to overcome roadblocks in the dissertation process.

gsc.upenn.edu/academic-programs.

Knowledge by the Slice:
How AI Is Reshaping the Sciences through Machines, Minds, and Molecules

Sudeep Bhatia, Associate Professor of Psychology
Andrew Zahrt, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Wednesday, December 3
12 PM with pizza!
Café 58, Irvine Auditorium

www.sas.upenn.edu/events/knowl...

Penn Integrates Knowledge University professor Desmond Upton Patton uses AI to examine how young people communicate in online spaces about gun violence, grief and loss, and increasingly, joy and wellness.

Learn more about how Penn Matters: https://www.upenn.edu/about/penn-matters

It’s hard to write an abstract. It’s harder to write a glamorous one that tells your story without overselling your results.

Tomorrow, Warren Center faculty affiliate Konrad Kording will lead a virtual abstract-writing workshop hosted by the Community for Rigor. www.c4r.io/blogs-new...

Recruiting participants aged 18-35 that can come to Penn's campus for a 2-session study! Fill out the screening survey here: tinyurl.com/neuronewsinfo

Why Nurturing Connection is Good for Your Health What new research shows about why relationships matter, and how to prioritize them amid life’s competing demands.

Check out Emily's interview on @whyy.org's "The Pulse" where she discusses why nurturing connections is essential for health and wellbeing: whyy.org/episodes/wha...

We will miss you.

MindCORE/CNI Seminar
Friday, December 5, Noon
111 NBS (formerly Levin), 425 S University Ave & via Zoom

Optimization Principles, Revisited

William Bialek
John Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics
Princeton University

More: mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...

@sas.upenn.edu

Vision Seminar: Monday, December 8, Noon
111 NBS (formerly Levin), 425 S. University Avenue
and via Zoom

ON and OFF Pathways in Vision

Jose Manuel Alonso
SUNY Optometry

More: mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_eve...

@pennmedicine.bsky.social

Promotional graphic for CogSci 2026. The top left shows the conference logo with three interlocking gears and the text: ‘CogSci 2026 – Cognitive Inefficiency – July 22–25, Rio de Janeiro.’ On the right, large text reads ‘Call for Submissions.’ Below, the message says: ‘Review the submission guidelines, download the templates, and make note of key deadline dates.’ The background is a dark teal color, and the word ‘Submissions’ appears in large lime-green letters.

📣 #CogSci2026 submissions now OPEN!

🔍 Review the submission guidelines
⬇️ Download the required templates
📅 Make note of key deadline dates

cognitivesciencesociety.org/submissions/

We were grateful to welcome Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt for a thought-provoking presentation on racial bias.

The seminar—co-hosted with @pennchibe.bsky.social, the Quattrone Center, @appc.upenn.edu, & @pennmindcore.bsky.social—drew a large crowd from the Penn community.