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Cognitive science is the study of how intelligent beings (including people, animals, and machines) perceive, act, know, and think.

Cog Sci explores the process and content of thought as observed in individuals, distributed through communities, manifested in the structure and meaning of language, modeled by algorithms, and contemplated by philosophies of mind.

Cogs Sci draws from many disciplines, including psychology, linguistics, logic, computer science, anthropology, and philosophy. Models are tested using evidence from psychological experiments, clinical studies, field studies, computer simulations, and neurophysiological observation.

The Cognitive Science Program’s mission is to provide interdisciplinary, high-quality training to undergraduate and graduate students in the science of the human mind. We aim to be a hub for Cognitive Science education at the University of Connecticut by serving as the point of intersection for the diverse approaches and perspectives from the fields of psychology, linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, anthropology, computer science, and speech and hearing sciences. Academic preparation includes theoretical and experimental foundations of cognitive science, and the opportunity for laboratory and field research. Our mission aligns with the institution and college missions of fostering innovative scholarship, diversity, and facilitating faculty-student interactions outside the classroom.

We support an undergraduate degree program (BA, BS, minor), a doctoral certificate program (open to non-degree students), and a colloquium series. The goal of the Colloquia is to create a forum for common intellectual exchange between students and faculty affiliates on a diverse range of topics within the field of Cognitive Sciences.

Announcement: The Cognitive Science Graduate Certificate is now open to UConn students and continuing education students. Please see the Graduate Certificate webpage for more information.

Feb 10 Logic Colloquium: Eugenio Orlandelli (Bologna)2:00pm

Logic Colloquium: Eugenio Orlandelli (Bologna)

Friday, February 10th, 2023

02:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus
Zoom

Join us in the Logic Colloquium!

Eugenio Orlandelli (Bologna)

Quantified modal logics: One approach to rule them all!

We present a general approach to quantified modal logics (QML) that can simulate most other approaches. The language is based on operators indexed by terms which allow to express de re modalities and to control the interaction of modalities with the first-order machinery and with non-rigid designators. The semantics is based on a primitive counterpart relation holding between n-tuples of objects inhabiting possible worlds. This allows an object to be represented by one, many or no object in an accessible world. Moreover by taking as primitive a relation between n-tuples we avoid the shortcomings of standard individual counterparts. Finally, we use cut-free labelled sequent calculi to give a proof-theoretic characterisation of the quantified extensions of each first-order definable propositional modal logic. In this way we show how to complete many axiomatically incomplete QML.

https://logic.uconn.edu/calendar/

Contact Information: logic@uconn.edu
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Feb 10 Forensic Psych Info Session2:00pm

Forensic Psych Info Session

Friday, February 10th, 2023

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Storrs Campus
virutal

Join us to discuss careers inside the field of forensic psychology and how to prepare for them. Ideal for any student who is interested in the field of forensic psychology.

Contact Information: undergradpsych@uconn.edu
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Feb 10 ECOM Speaker Series: Alison Springle4:00pm

ECOM Speaker Series: Alison Springle

Friday, February 10th, 2023

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus, Storrs Campus
FSB220

ECOM Speaker Series will host Alison Springle (Oklahoma University, Philosophy). The title of her talk is "Radicalizing Practical Representations." The event will be held in Family Studies 220, and will be broadcasted via Zoom. For details, contact aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu

Contact Information: aliyar.ozercan@uconn.edu
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Feb 13 Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!12:00am

Build Quantitative Research & Evaluation Skills Online!

Monday, February 13th, 2023

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Storrs Campus
Online

Looking to be more competitive on the job market? Graduating and don't know what to do next? Want skills you can use at school, at work, AND in your everyday life? Check out UConn's Research Methods, Measurement, & Evaluation (RMME) Programs! Now accepting applications to the 100% Online RMME Master's degree program and the 100% Online Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation program! The application deadline for Summer 2023 enrollment is March 24th. For more information, visit: https://rmme.education.uconn.edu/

Contact Information: Dr. Sarah D. Newton, methods@uconn.edu
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