Cognitive Science Program
at the University of Virginia

Spring 2008 NEWSLETTER
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Welcome to Spring Semester 2008! We hope that each of you has had a wonderful winter break and are refreshed and ready to begin the spring semester.
This newsletter will be used to present general information, announcements, and articles of interest to all Cognitive Science majors, faculty, and advisors.
The calendar will be updated regularly with speakers and events, so please check back frequently. Stay tuned for Spring 2008 Graduation information.
Please contact the Program Coordinator at cogsci@virginia.edu if you have an item of interest and think it suitable for inclusion in this format.

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT BOOKMARK OUR WEBSITE: Our web site does not always update when it is book marked, even when refreshed, so please do not bookmark our site as you may miss out on the latest information.

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Cognitive Science Society Presented

Judy the Robot

March 19, 2008, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Chemistry Auditorium (Chem. Rm. 402)

"If you build a robot smart enough to do the dishes, will it also be smart enough to find them boring???"

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PLEASE CONTINUE TO VISIT "STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES" ON OUR WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT MISS ANY APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR GRANTS, SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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Notable News

Spring 2008 - Cognitive Science Major

Michelle Y. Wang - Receives Harrison-CGH Award

Michelle Y Wang has recently been selected for the Harrison Undergraduate Research Award/Center for Global Health University Scholar Award. As a Harrison-CGH award recipient, she will be carrying out HIV/AIDS research in Beijing this summer with funding from both the Center for Undergraduate Excellence and the Center for Global Health.

The project she will be working on is titled, "HIV/AIDS Counseling in China: A Human Cognitive Approach;" it will explore the affective distance between HIV/AIDS counselors and their counselees in one of the many free VCT (Voluntary Counseling and Testing) centers around China and how effective the counselors are at reaching out to their target population.

Fall 2007 - Cognitive Science Major

Sarah Ann Kirkwood, Rhodes Scholar Finalist

Sarah Ann Kirkwood, Rhodes Scholar Finalist

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Events

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  COGSCI 2008

30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY

 The Cognitive Science Society is pleased to announce its 30th Annual Conference. The Society brings together researchers from many fields that hold a common goal: understanding the nature of the human mind. The Society promotes scientific exchange among researchers in disciplines comprising the field of Cognitive Science, including Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Education. The 30th Annual Conference will feature a plenary address by Shimon Ullman, this year's winner of the Rumelhart Prize. It will also include two plenary speakers, David C. Plaut, and Linda B. Smith. In addition, we will announce the 2009 Rumelhart Prize winner. This year we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cognitive Science Society, with the centerpiece being a symposium on "Cognitive Science: The Past 30 Years and the Next 30 Years", featuring a host of the top researchers across the relevant fields. The Annual Conference will also include paper symposia, poster sessions, tutorials, and workshops. Again this year, a number of prizes for top papers will be awarded.

The 30th Annual Conference will be held on July 23- 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. Washington is the nation's capital and the home of an extraordinary number of historical monuments, the Smithsonian Institute, and numerous museums for the arts and the natural sciences. In addition Washington, DC is host to some of the finest restaurants and night clubs in the world, many of which are within walking distance of the conference venue. This year's location, the Omni Shoreham Hotel, is a four-diamond hotel, and is itself a historical landmark. The hotel is nestled on 11 acres in picturesque Rock Creek Park, a short walk from the National Zoo, home to the Giant Pandas, as well as activities and sights for people of all ages.

The deadline for all submissions (including member abstracts) is February 1, 2008.

For more information, visit the conference web site at:

http://ccc.utexas.edu/cogsci08/

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Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness

12th Annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC 12)

June 19-22, 2008

Taipei, Taiwan

This is a meeting that promotes interdisciplinary discussions and debates about current empirical issues in the study of consciousness, from the perspectives of neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, computer science, and cognitive ethology.

ASSC 12 email: assc12@ym.edu.tw

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Important Dates:

FALL ADVISING - Mar. 24 - April 4th (Check the Cog. Sci. website in early March for "Current Approved Courses-Fall '08" )

DMP Application - DEADLINE - Spring 2009 Graduates - Mar. 31st

DMP Thesis - DEADLINE - Fourth year DMP Students (2008 Graduates)- Thesis due to Thesis Advisor and Readers - April 4th

May 1st - Last day for Fourth Semester Students to Declare Major

MAY 18th - Graduation Exercises

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Speaker: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: 12:30-1:45pm
Location: TBD
Topic: TBD

 

Cognitive Science Society

 

The Cognitive Science Society promotes a community of students interested in cognitive science at the University of Virginia.  Since cognitive science is a cross-disciplinary major, bringing together students and faculty from multiple departments, it is particularly important to have a forum for communication and gathering among the major’s members.

The goals of the Cognitive Science Society are:

1. Create cohesion within the major via building relationships between students and faculty
2. Foster stronger Alumni relations
3. Recruitment of majors by creating awareness of the major

BENEFITS!

• Need a Job? We’ve got connections!
• Resume Builder
• Events
• Lectures
• Cohesion
• Monthly coffee chats with professors
• Fun
  

Please join us and become involved in promoting community for cognitive science majors at the University of Virginia. Contact: cogsci@virginia.edu

Next Cognitive Science Society Board Meeting:
April TBA, 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Gilmer Hall
Agenda: To discuss DMP presentations and May 18, 2008 graduation ceremony

Please RSVP (cogsci@virginia.edu)