LBC Lab News!

Come here for news regarding lab events, new experiments being offered, and general lab announcements.

August 17, 2010

Art Kramer talks to CNN about whether technology is making us dumber. Click HERE to watch.

Art Kramer named Director of The Beckman Institute. Click HERE to read Beckman Institute press release.

Lab celebrates many graduations and job offers. Over the past two years, a number of LBC lab members have successfully defended to receive their PhD. and/or accepted job offers. Congratulations to Ensar Becic, Maritza Alvarado, and Ruchika Prakash for becoming Dr's! Also big congratulations to Wally Boot, Kirk Erickson, Ruchika Prakash, and Chandramallika Basak for accepting job offers and starting their new life as assistant professors.

Art Kramer awarded a Swanlund Chair. This is the highest endowed title that our University bestows for exceptional contributions to Illinois and to the broader society. Click HERE to read the press release.

First day of classes Fall 2006 Semester. This semester we welcome a new lab manager, Alisha Goode, to the HPP Lab and continue with many new projects on attention, perception, and our recent longitudinal exercise and aging study. We also welcome a new Post Doc, Dr. Mark Neider from Stony Brook, and a new graduate student, Laura Chaddock from Haverford College. Lastly, we congratulate Wally Boot for successfully defending in August and becoming a new Post Doc in the lab!

First day of classes Spring 2006 Semester. This semester we welcome many new RA's to the HPP Lab and continue with projects on attention, perception, video game training of young and old adults, and a new exercise and aging study due to start in the beginning of April.

Attentional study with the potential to earn $500 is being conducted. A new wave of participants is being sought after for the spring 2006 semester!
Click HERE for further details

Attentional study with the potential to earn $500 is being conducted. A new wave of participants is being sought after for the fall 2005 semester!
Click HERE for further details

Artem Belopolsky, recent hpp doctorate, begins his post-doc appointment at Vrije University in Amsterdam.