PhD student urges students to get involved

PhD student urges students to get involved

I’m a biology PhD student at the University of Missouri St. Louis and am participating in the Barbara McClintock Letter Initiative with other students around the nation. The goal of the initiative is to have students write to their local paper about their research/science, why it’s important and encourage a call to action about supporting science around the nation, particularly with the current state of affairs with science in America. The idea …

Welcome to PhD candidate, Benjamin Davey!

Welcome to PhD candidate, Benjamin Davey! KJ371 Wednesday, 11 June 2025 - 09:28 am Under the supervision of Professor Victoria Manning, Mr Davey will investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms behind people's tendency to approach alcohol, which is also known as alcohol approach bias. "My research will use methods such as electroencephalography (EEG), eye tracking, heart rate variability and galvanic skin response, alongside cognitive tasks, to ex…