With both new and returning members on Executive board this year, we wanted to give you an introduction to get to know them better. Keep reading to learn about their favorites in all things CogSci, upcoming CSSA events that they’re excited for, and more! Q: What is your name and…

What is your name? What are you currently studying? My name is Emily Robles. I am a fifth year PhD student in the cognitive science department, and my main focus is trying to figure out how people use orthography–which is the way a word looks–and phonology–the way a word sounds…

Coming into university, it’s almost too easy to encounter option paralysis in the face of the question: What should I major in? After all, how could a high schooler know precisely what to do with life? Like many others, I faced this confusion upon graduating high school. However, this quarter-life…

As we begin to close off our first quarter back in-person, we wanted to give a quick shout-out and introduction to this year’s Executive board members. Read on to learn how they got involved, what their favorite classes are, their advice for CogSci students, ideas for CSSA, and more! Q…

Congratulations to everyone for getting through this academic year! As we finish up our last few days of Zoom University, we wanted to take a look back to see all that CSSA has accomplished in this past year and counting. We reached out to a couple of the CSSA Executive…

With classes starting to pick up around this time of the quarter, it’s important to maintain a healthy mental and physical state of well-being so we can end our school year to the best of our abilities. …

CSSA recently held its 2021 National Cognitive Science Conference on the theme of Innovations in Intelligence. Just in case you missed it, we’ve taken the time to recap each day’s events below: Day One On the first day of CSSA’s conference for this year we invited UX designer and founder…

Let’s face it, Zoom University can be tiring. It can get hard to keep track of all the midterms, assignments, finals, homework, and group projects. Stress can get the best of us so it’s important to stay connected and make use of the resources available! The Academic Achievement Hub Having…

We took the opportunity to interview the lovely co-presidents of the Cognitive Science Student Association, Daniel Li and Samantha Cheung. Read on to learn about their advice for CogSci students, ideas for CSSA, future plans and more! What year are you in and what’s your specialization? Samantha Cheung: Okay, I…