Seminars
Each semester, speakers from both inside and outside the university are invited to address topics of interest to the Neuroscience community. Students and faculty of the Program meet at this weekly seminar series, which further broadens the students' training experience. You can view a list of NSP seminars for Fall 2008 in Word or PDF format.

Research Forum
All students meet weekly at Research Forum to discuss career development and professional skills.  You can view the Research Forum schedule for the current semester. View the forum schedule here.

Annual Retreat
Each year the Neuroscience Program gathers for a retreat at the beginning of the academic year to welcome incoming students and to share data and ideas generated over the course of the summer. The format includes a mix of talks by students and faculty, as well as a poster session that includes ongoing research or work completed after the Society for Neuroscience meeting of the previous year. All but newly arriving first year students should expect to present something. This provides an opportunity to appreciate the breadth of the program and to solicit comments from people that might not be as familiar with your work as your close colleagues or cohort. We aim for an open and relaxed atmosphere where complements are sincere and any criticism is constructive. Though the NSP student council facilitates the event, anyone can contribute entertaining or educating ideas. Bring something to share: a new technique, some hot data, or an outline of experiments to come. And of course there's a free lunch.

You may view the pictures from the 2007 and 2008 Neuroscience Program Retreats. You can click on each picture for a larger version, and navigate through the album.

Brain Awareness Week
Brain Awareness Week happened this year in March 2008. It turned out to be one of the best years yet. View photos from the 2008 Brain Awareness Week put on by the MSU Neuroscience Program.