Hey everyone,

If anyone is interested in attending the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in 2014, it’s at the University of Kentucky (Lexington) on April 3rd-5th.

Also, if anyone has anything they would like to present at the conference, they are still accepting submissions!

The submission deadline is Thursday, December 6 at 11:59 PM.

Remember, that we have funding to attend a conference so I suggest we all take advantage of this opportunity.

If anyone has questions, you can email Drew Adair at [email protected] at the Macaulay Honors College.

Here’s the link for more information: http://www.cur.org/ncur_2014/

Linda

Last week, it was great to have Adam Fried from Fordham University speak to us. I wasn’t considering Fordham as a school, but I thought the opportunity was nice to have.

However, I recently took the GRE and my scores were not where I needed them to be. I started to worry that I wouldn’t get into any of the programs I’m applying to and I thought that maybe I should be applying to more schools to give myself options. The next question, of course, was where should I apply? And Fordham stuck out in my mind!

I am now applying to Fordham (along with Adelphi) to give myself more options. Even though they are a bit far from my home (about 2 hours by train), I think having more options means a better chance of acceptance at one of them.

If anyone else is interested in Fordham, let me know!

Hey guys,

In class I spoke about using the IAT in my lab and for my own independent research. As I said, the IAT that is the most well-known is the race IAT which can be found here (it’s the 3rd one):

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html

This website can help you understand what the IAT is by actually allowing you to complete one (and adding to the data). There are also a few other versions of the IAT if you are interested in them. Take a look at them, they’re pretty cool.

I couldn’t find the environmental sustainability IAT online but I did find an article about it:

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/internal-attitudes-climate-change-matter

For those who are working on environmental sustainability in their labs might want to check it out.

-Linda

As I was perusing the posts already on the blog, Darren’s post really spoke to me. I am also taking the Psychology GRE really soon (next weekend!) and the nerves are really kicking in. I’m also taking the General GRE the following weekend so it’s crunch time. I would highly recommend against taking these 2 tests so closely together. I’ve been focusing so much on studying for the Psychology GRE that it’s really hindered me from properly preparing for the General GRE. And another tip: start early! I began my studying at the end of the summer and feel that it put me at a disadvantage.

For anyone that wants to start preparing for these tests, I recommend the Kaplan book for psychology- it’s really comprehensive!

Just a heads up, the next test date is April 5th, 2014 so if you’re interested, start studying! 🙂