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Professor Marghetis Named Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences

May 31, 2022
CIS Professor Tyler Marghetis is on eof 74 to be named a Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences at the 2022 Kavli Frontiers of Science U.S. Symposium, which is the Academy’s premiere activity for distinguished young scientists.

Prof. Smaldino Finds Evidence for Mathematical Theory of Sneaky Signals

March 4, 2022
Much of online conversation today consists of signaling one’s political identity. When communicating in mixed groups, do people use "covert" signals that are recognizable by their own political in-group but easy for outsiders to miss? Cognitive and Information Sciences Associate...

Faculty Fellowships

March 1, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Ryskin for receiving the Faculty Success Initiative-Extramural Funding Fellowship!

Prof. Michael Spivey named Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society

December 22, 2021
Prof. Michael Spivey was named a Fellow of the Society by the Cognitive Science Society! According to the announcement, "Fellows of the Cognitive Science Society are individuals whose research has exhibited sustained excellence and had sustained impact on the Cognitive Science community....

In New Article, Prof. Padilla Offers Guidelines for Clear Data Visualization

December 14, 2021
Prof. Lace Padilla co-authored a publication in Psychological Science in the Public Interest that outlines guidelines for creating clear data visualizations and the research that backs them up. As Jonathan Schwabish writes in a commentary, "Franconeri et al. (2021), set the stage to understand...

Prof. Paul Smaldino Studies Change in Psychologists’ Beliefs in New Study

November 22, 2021
A new study co-authored by Cognitive and Information Sciences Professor Paul Smaldino focuses on the impact of replication studies on psychologists' beliefs. The researchers found that psychologists did update their beliefs in accord with new evidence, and that they were also accurate in...

Prof. Jennings and Ph.D. Student Alex Dayer Quantify the Discipline of Philosophy

November 10, 2021
Based on an international survey of current Ph.D. students and recent Ph.D. graduates in philosophy, CIS Prof. Carolyn Dicey Jennings and CIS graduate student Alex Dayer have analyzed the sociodemographic diversity and career pathways of philosophers. Their report is forthcoming in the journal...

Spotlight on CIS PhD Candidate Shannon Proksch

October 11, 2021
CIS PhD Candidate Shannon Proksch has received the Cognitive & Information Sciences Graduate Student Spotlight Award for her exciting research and invaluable service to the department. Congrats, Shannon! Read more about Shannon in her "spotlight" feature on the main page of the School...

Professor Teenie Matlock Interview by USA Today on Metaphorical Understanding of Breast Cancer

October 8, 2021
CIS Professor and Vice Provost for the Faculty Teenie Matlock was interviewed by USA Today regarding applications of her research to breast cancer treatment.  Read the interview here.

Prof. Carolyn Dicey Jennings Publishes New Textbook

October 5, 2021
Professor Carolyn Dicey Jennings is publishing a new textbook! Mind, Cognition, and Neuroscience introduces cognitive science to a philosophical and interdisciplinary audience. Prof. Jennings co-edited the textbook with Benjamin D. Young, and it contains chapters from three other CIS faculty: Prof...

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