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LangFest 2026: Submissions and Registration Are Now Open

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We are pleased to announce that the registration and submission form for attending and/or presenting research at Language Fest 2026 is now open! 

 

Language Fest is a university-wide research conference that was established in 2009 to bring together the full community of language researchers at UConn for a day of sharing results, ideas, methodologies, and fostering future interdisciplinary collaborations. With the generous support of the Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the 2026 installment of Language Fest will take place on Wednesday, April 15th from 3:30pm to 7:00pm.

 

This year’s festival will include a spoken program (in Konover Auditorium) followed by poster sessions and a reception (in Bousfield Psychology Atrium). We welcome talk submissions for the Graduate Student Symposium and poster submissions (which come with an option to be part of a data blitz). The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm. 

 

For those attending but not presenting, we still ask that you complete the registration form above so we have an accurate headcount for catering.

 

Submissions for the Poster Sessions. Poster presentations by students of all stages, research staff, and faculty are welcome! If your research explores any questions related to language, your poster would be a great fit. You are more than welcome to present work that you have recently submitted or presented at a different conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your work with our multidisciplinary community and to receive enthusiasm and feedback for your work! Poster presenters will have the option to give an oral preview of their poster as part of the Data Blitz in the spoken program. Limited funds are available to help those in need of financial assistance to cover the cost of poster printing. For inquiries, please reach out to us at langfest@uconn.edu. Finally, we recognize that this year’s festival will take place on the same day as the 2026 Frontiers exhibition. Please know that we have been in touch with the Frontiers organizers and both of us are happy to accommodate those interested in presenting at both events. If you intend to present at both LangFest and Frontiers, please leave us a comment at the end of the submission form, and we will schedule your presentation accordingly. 

  

For any questions about Language Fest, please email: langfest@uconn.edu and visit our website https://languagefest.uconn.edu/. 

  

We look forward to your attendance and participation!

Postdoc Opening at University of Western Ontario’s Centre for Brain and Mind

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Dr. Marc Joanisse at the University of Western Ontario is currently recruiting new postdoctoral fellows funded by the Western Postdoctoral Fellowship program. They’re seeking talented recent PhDs interested in working in the area of language and reading processing, where their work focuses on the intersection of cognition, neuroimaging and computation. Work could target any aspect of development, processing and disorders. This might be of particular interest to someone who has developed expertise in one of these areas and wants to expand their toolkit.

Fellowships will provide a minimum stipend of $70,000/year (pending any association agreement changes), plus recoverable benefits and a $5,000/year research allowance for two years. A successful candidate can start the position sometime between July 2026 – June 2027 (without exception). However, there is a relatively short internal deadline (March 20), but the PI is willing to work with the right candidate to build a successful application.

Details about the lab are here: https://lrcn.uwo.ca/

Details about the Centre for Brain and Mind including available facilities and other PIs: https://www.uwo.ca/bmi/

Western PDF Program details are here: https://www.ssc.uwo.ca/research/postdoctoral_scholars/western_postdoctoral_fellowships_program.html

“Meet the Directors” Drop-in Event

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Join us on Friday, 2/6 from 9-10am in Arjona 339.

The Cognitive Science Program is hosting a casual “Meet the Directors” drop-in event. Feel free to stop by and meet Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas, the Director of the COGS Program, Dr. Adrian Garcia-Sierra, our COGS Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Crystal Mills, the program coordinator for COGS. Whether you have questions to ask or you just want to introduce yourself, please come by!

You can’t make it, but you have questions? Email us at cogsci@uconn.edu.