Dr. Andrew Gallup recently published a commentary on a target article in Behavioral and Brain Sciences that discusses sports and athletic competitions as a source of symbolic material culture in […]
Dr. Andrew Gallup featured in NPR article, “Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests”
Recently, Dr. Gallup had the opportunity to comment on a study published in Current Biology that examines contagious urination in chimpanzees. This research provides insight into the social behaviors of […]
Dr. Andrew Gallup featured on CBS
Discover the intriguing science behind yawning with Dr. Andrew Gallup, featured on CBS News! In his insightful discussion, he explores the mysterious behavior of yawning and its various implications. Why […]
Highlighting student internships at the National Zoo
Behavioral Biology junior Alex Jeffords’ interest in animal behavior took him just down the interstate last summer to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.
Summer 2023 PURA Recipient
The Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research (HOUR) recently announced the recipients of the President Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). Congratulations to Behavioral Biology Senior, Melodie Qian, for being part of the […]
David S. Olton Research Award Recipient for 2022-2023
We are please to announce that Priyal Patel has been chosen as the Olton Award Recipient for 2022-2023. Priyal is currently a Neuroscience and Public Health sophomore and does her […]
The Neural Links Between Voice and Thought
Junior behavioral biology major Jessica Dure has started a project to better reveal how communicative capabilities affect brain organization and evolution toward more advanced thinking. She is studying these linkages in Melopsittacus parrots, formally […]
Congratulations to Behavioral Biology alum Natalie Aston!
Congratulations to Behavioral Biology alum Natalie Aston on being named the CoSIDA Academic All American of the Year in volleyball for 2022. Natalie graduated with honors this past Fall and […]
Congratulations to David S. Olton Research Award and Behavioral Biology Research Grant recipients
Emmanuel Osikpa, a senior Behavioral Biology major, won the David S. Olton Research Award for his project in the Nielsen lab “Biological Motion Perception as a Probe for Motion Integration: […]
Undergraduate Research Symposium now called DREAMS (Save the Date)
The Nu Rho Psi’s Undergraduate Research Symposium, which is usually held in the Fall semesters for students to present their research, is now handled by the HOUR Office! Students now […]