<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues and Students,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Cognition, Brain, & Behavior (CBB) program offers graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with the possibility to include "Neuroscience Concentration" as an area of specialization. The graduate program prepares students for careers in cognitive psychology that investigate the relationships among cognitive and neural processes and behavior. To investigate these relationships, our research emphasizes the development of computational and mathematical models of these mechanisms. Graduate students in the program will receive extensive training and experience to develop their computational skills, which are in high demand for both academic and non-academic professions. </span><span class="m_4299087167589511240gmail-A1" style="font-family:"Sherman Serif Book";color:rgb(34,30,31)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We encourage students with strong quantitative skills across a wide range of educational backgrounds to apply. </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The application deadline is December 15^th. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">To learn more about the CBB faculty, the graduate program, and how to apply go to </span><span class="m_4299087167589511240gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/cbb/overview.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/cbb/overview.html</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Syracuse University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to equality of opportunity and a diverse work force. The university and department have a strong commitment to diversity within its faculty and staff, and strives to foster and sustain an inclusive climate. The Department of Psychology and broader Syracuse community provides a rich and supportive environment for inclusive research involving ethnically and economically diverse populations:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">* CBB faculty and students participate in the summer research program for underrepresented minority students (Psychology Research Initiative in Diversity Enhancement, <a href="http://psychology.syr.edu/undergraduate/pride-program.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">http://psychology.syr.edu/undergraduate/pride-program.html</a>) and the </span><span class="m_4299087167589511240gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/diversifying-psychology-weekend.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Diversifying Psychology Weekend</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> (</span><span class="m_4299087167589511240gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/diversifying-psychology-weekend.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/diversifying-psychology-weekend.html</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">), which is designed to prepare talented minority students for graduate school by providing a venue to network with faculty and graduate students in Psychology and get the scoop on the graduate student experience. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">* Graduate students are encouraged to enroll in the Women in Science and Engineering Future Professionals Program (<a href="http://suwise.syr.edu/wise-fpp/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">http://suwise.syr.edu/wise-fpp/</a> ), a two-year professional development and academic support program that encourages and supports women pursuing careers in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering to persist in their degree program at Syracuse University and to thrive professionally. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Syracuse is located in beautiful Upstate New York. The city and surrounding areas offer outstanding school systems, a modest cost of living, proximity to nature (the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario, and the Finger Lakes) and easy access to major eastern cities. Several major medical centers, including SUNY Upstate Medical Center and the Syracuse VA Medical Center, are in close proximity to Syracuse University and offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research.</span></p>

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<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Lael Schooler</span></p>

<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/pages/psy/schooler-lael.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">http://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/pages/psy/schooler-lael.html</a></span>    <br></div>