Professor
Speaks at National Academy of Sciences' Annual Symposium
Assistant
Professor of Psychology Ann Senghas and two colleagues
have been asked to present their work at the National
Academy of Sciences national meeting in April,
following an initial presentation on Nov. 2-4
at the annual Frontiers of U.S. Science in Irvine,
California. The only presenter from a liberal
arts college, Senghas was part of a session on
the acquisition of language in children along
with professors from the University of Pennsylvania
and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
"The
scientists were very receptive to issues of cognitive
science," Professor Senghas said. "It was interesting
for a lot
of them to think of linguistic systems transferring
from one generation to the next. It's really exciting
to talk to scientists in those kinds of terms."
The
symposium, The Frontiers of Science, brought
together 100 scientists under the age of 45 from
diverse fields "to learn about research at the
cutting edge of other disciplines while building
new ties between future leaders of our nation's
scientific enterprise" and forging international
collaborations.
Senghas
was one of 24 scientists from top universities
and technology companies who gave presentations.
Her speech was entitled: "From Symbols to Syntax:
The Creation of a New Language by Deaf Children."
Seven other panels presented topics including
extrasolar planets, superconducting vortex dynamics,
and population biology & modeling.
During
the symposium at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Center in Irvine, California, Senghas and her
two co-presenters were chosen to repeat their
speeches in Washington, D.C. at the national meeting
of the National Academy of Sciences in April.
Contact:
Laura Whitlock, Office of Public Affairs
212-854-2073, lw251@barnard.edu
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