port@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Robert Port) (11/17/88)
COGNITIVE SCIENCE PROGRAM at INDIANA UNIVERSITY Indiana University has initiated a Program in Cognitive Science. The program will incorporate faculty from a number of departments, including Psychology, Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Neurosciences and several other departments. A number of new faculty lines in Cognitive Science are expected to become available within the next 2 years. As many as four of these joint appointments may be filled in 1988-1989. Both the BA and PhD in Cognitive Science will be offered beginning in Fall 1990 as joint degrees with a second major in another department. A number of research assistantships and other forms of financial support are expected to be available for Fall, 1989 for graduate students in Cognitive Science. Other forms of support are available through the affiliated departments and from faculty research grants. For further information, contact Professor Richard Shiffrin, Acting Director of the Cognitive Science Program, or: Elaine Parsley Cognitive Science Program Department of Psychology Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 47405 (812-855-1383) Internet: parsley@gold.bacs.indiana.edu