This summer, four Grinnell College students are collaborating with Chris Conway, visiting associate professor of cognitive psychology, to investigate attention and learning —along with other variables that can affect them, such as personality, musical experience, and stress levels.
Academics News
The International Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, awarded Andrea Suazo Rivas ’24 a grant to conduct research on digital cognitive assessment surveys.
Grinnellians attended the second installment of New Faculty/Staff Lightning Talks on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Historical Perspectives on U.S. Education examines how and why public education came into being in the United States, whose interests it has served, and whose interests have been neglected, ignored, or suppressed.
Students Kelly Banfield ’24, Philomena Frasca ‘25, Celia Meagher ‘24, and Stella Lowery ‘24 spent their summer vacation experimenting with the coolest camera brands and films alongside Professor and artist Andrew Kaufman.
The popular HBO television series “Succession” is making its mark in a Grinnell classroom, encouraging students to examine its allusions to renowned artworks, literature, and music.
Education can be a great complement to any field of study, even for students who don't plan to teach.
Eiren Shea, associate professor of art history and chair of the East Asian Studies Concentration, was recently awarded a conference support grant of €20,000 from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
Darrius D. Hills, associate professor of religious studies, has been accepted to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for June 2023.
The award-winning Afro-Latino physicist, educator, and visual artist will deliver a talk at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Noyce Science Center, Room 1023.
