This Is Your Brain on Forbidden Words
How many taboo words can you list in four minutes? Senior Jordan Byrne won a grant for original research on the relationship of taboo language to the brain’s right hemisphere.
How many taboo words can you list in four minutes? Senior Jordan Byrne won a grant for original research on the relationship of taboo language to the brain’s right hemisphere.
Central College senior Michaela Van Dusseldorp tells a captivating story in her psychology research. Awarded a research grant this summer, she’s working toward a criminal justice career — and one day, serving in the FBI.
Central College’s psychology program is ambitious — and it shows. This spring, an impressive cohort of 29 Central students presented their research at the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago.
Austin Witt ’17 writes about his summer apprenticeship for AmeriCorps and Iowa Community Action Association’s Public Allies program.
Chris Hulleman ’93 will speak at Central College commencement May 14.
Twenty-three students turned full-time researchers this summer. They investigated bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more — and received research grants to do it!
After months exploring topics like sports analytics, Parkinson’s Disease, prairie grasses and consumer behavior, 182 Central students presented their research May 5-6.
A record number of Central College psychology students will present at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago April 30-May 2.
Don Koolmees ’78 hired four recent Central grads to help run his whitewater rafting company in Coloma, California, this summer.
Emily Saville ’15 learned to love nature as a child, and she has not forgotten this love as a young adult. In fact, Saville has been helping children discover the wonders of their environment as a Jasper County Conservation Board intern.
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