From wti.news at yale.edu Wed Apr 1 12:35:34 2026 From: wti.news at yale.edu (Wu Tsai Institute News) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:35:34 +0000 Subject: [WTI-Community] =?windows-1252?q?6=2E10_=7C_Save_the_date_for_WT?= =?windows-1252?q?I=92s_annual_conference?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: WTI Conference Wednesday, June 10, 2026 100 College Street Floor 11, Workshop 1116 Full-day program followed by a reception The Wu Tsai Institute is happy to announce our 2026 annual conference, led by Associate Director Daniel Col?n-Ramos, Director of the Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity. Internal and external speakers will explore how energy shapes neural function, cognition, and intelligent systems. Talks and discussions will interrogate what energy means at different scales?from molecules to minds to machines. Participants will help identify shared principles, tensions, and open questions across fields that can guide future exploration in the Institute?s next Grand Challenges in Cognition. Please mark your calendars for June 10, 2026, and plan to join us at 100 College Street for this full-day event. Conference speakers, agenda, and registration information will follow soon. Please send questions to wti at yale.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wti.news at yale.edu Tue Apr 7 11:14:08 2026 From: wti.news at yale.edu (Wu Tsai Institute News) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 15:14:08 +0000 Subject: [WTI-Community] Reminder 4.9 | WTI Inspiring Speaker: Vivek Jayaraman In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Wu Tsai Institute's Inspiring Speaker Series presents: Vivek Jayaraman Head of Mechanistic Cognitive Neuroscience and Senior Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, HHMI ?Circuits for fast learning in navigation? Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:00 - 11:15 am Coffee and light refreshments available at 9:00 am 100 College Street Floor 11, Workshop 1116 Faculty host: James Jeanne All Yale community members are welcome. Contact wti at yale.edu with questions. Upcoming Inspiring Speakers 5.14.2026 | Rich Zemel, Columbia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: WTI Inspiring Speaker Vivek Jayaraman.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 318032 bytes Desc: WTI Inspiring Speaker Vivek Jayaraman.jpeg URL: From wti.news at yale.edu Thu Apr 9 12:57:45 2026 From: wti.news at yale.edu (Wu Tsai Institute News) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 16:57:45 +0000 Subject: [WTI-Community] Apply by 4.16 | Graduate Certificate in Brains, Minds, and Machines In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Applications are open for the Wu Tsai Institute's Graduate Certificate in Brains, Minds, and Machines for current first-year Yale PhD students seeking integrated training across biological, psychological, and computational approaches to cognition. The certificate combines modest course requirements, hands-on learning opportunities, and professional development activities to complement students? primary PhD training. The inaugural cohort will begin certificate-related activities in Fall 2026. Applications open: March 16, 2026 Deadline: April 16, 2026 Selections announced: June 2026 Interested students should visit the website to learn more and apply. For additional questions contact WTI?s program manager, Liz Knapp, at liz.knapp at yale.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Graduate Certificate_Brains, Minds, and Machines_2026_shared.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 309497 bytes Desc: Graduate Certificate_Brains, Minds, and Machines_2026_shared.jpeg URL: