Psychology in Action

Category: PIA Outreach and Events

  • Snapshot of Symposium 2014: Criminally Minded – the Psychology and Law of Culpability

    Snapshot of Symposium 2014: Criminally Minded – the Psychology and Law of Culpability

    Here’s a walk down memory lane for those who made it to our 2014 annual interdisciplinary symposium in May, and a taste of it for those who didn’t make it. Enjoy! Symposium 2014 (12) Speaker gifts Programs Symposium 2014 (3) Our guest host Symposium 2014 (6) Symposium 2014 (7) panel discussion Symposium 2014 (9) Symposium…

  • Outreach Event: Mindfulness Meditation!

    Jenna introduced the idea of stress management to the youth – and they were ready to hear more! If you were asked to do nothing for a minute, could you do it? What about being asked to smell a Hershey’s chocolate kiss but wait to eat it? Well, after this quarter’s Psychology in Action’s Outreach Program event children and…

  • Outreach Event: Brain Awareness Week!

    Outreach Event: Brain Awareness Week!

    Psychology in Action’s Outreach Program got brainy Friday, March 7th… that is, participated in an early Brain Awareness Week event! Thanks to a connection by member Irene Tung, outreach coordinators Nicco Reggente and Jenna Cummings arranged for graduate students to teach kids at Project Literacy about the brain: what it weighs, how it works, how…

  • Psychology in Action’s Women in Brain Sciences and Technology Event

    Psychology in Action’s Outreach Program co-hosted a very successful awareness event on UCLA campus last quarter with UCLA’s Cognitive Science Student Association (CSSA). Geared towards inspiring and educating undergraduate women who are looking to pursue degrees in STEM-related fields, the Women in Brain Science and Technology Event saw over 45 undergraduate attendees. In a field predominantly…

  • Outreach Event: Brain Booths!

    Outreach Event: Brain Booths!

    Psychology in Action’s Outreach Initiative teamed up with Interaxon, an interdepartmental undergraduate neuroscience educational outreach group at UCLA, to participate in two events with the Los Angeles community. To learn about future Interaxon events, please visit their web calendar. On Saturday, October 19th, 2013, Psychology in Action and Interaxon members hosted a “Brain Booth” at STEAM Nation in Culver…

  • “Mental Notes: Music, Cognition, & the Brain” Symposium – May 23, 5pm

    Mental Notes Flyer Psychology in Action is proud to announce the second annual Psychology Interdisciplinary Events symposium, Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, from 5 to 7pm in UCLA’s CNSI Auditorium.  The discussion will focus on the intersection of music, psychology, and neuroscience.  The event is completely FREE and open to the general public!  We hope to see you there!…

  • “Psychology on the Big Screen” Panel, May 25th

    Psychology in Action is proud to announce a panel discussion in collaboration with the UCLA Theater, Film, and Television Department to take place on Friday, May 25th, 2012, from 4 to 6pm in UCLA’s Bridges Theater (Melnitz 1409).  The discussion will focus on the intersection of the science of mental illness and the art of filmmaking.  The event…