VSS Board of Directors Election Now Open!

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VSS is excited to announce that the election for two new members of the VSS Board of Directors is now open. To learn more about the candidates and cast your vote, go to Election. Please help shape the future of VSS! You must be a Regular 2018 VSS Member to be eligible to vote. The Election … Read more

Announcing Melissa Le-Hoa Võ as the Recipient of the 2018 Young Investigator Award

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Melissa Le-Hoa Võ, Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Head of the DFG-funded Emmy Noether Group, Scene Grammar Lab, Goethe Universität Frankfurt, is the winner of the 2018 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award. Dr. Võ received her PhD from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich in 2009. She then moved on to perform postdoctoral work, first with John … Read more

2018 Student Workshops & New Event for Undergrads

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This year, VSS is exicited to offer two workshops for students and postdocs, as well as a special mixer for undergraduates. VSS 2018 Student and Postdoc Workshops The workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no advanced registration. Getting that Faculty Job Saturday, May 19, 1:00 – 2:00 pm Moderator: David Brainard, … Read more

Announcing the 2018 Student Travel Award Winners

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Congratulations to the  VSS 2018 Student Travel Award Winners. The VSS Travel Awards, sponsored by Elsevier/Vision Research, are presented to twenty graduate students who have submitted highly-rated abstracts for the 2018 Meeting. Awards are based upon the merit of the work that the student will be presenting as determined by the VSS Abstract Review Committee, … Read more

Announcing George Sperling as the Recipient of the 2018 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science

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Congratulations to George Sperling, the third recipient of the Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Nakayama Medal was created to honor Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and excellence to the domain of vision sciences.The winner of the Ken Nakayama Medal receives this honor … Read more

Announcing Nancy Kanwisher as the Recipient of the 2018 Davida Teller Award

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Congratulations to Nancy Kanwisher, the sixth recipient of the Davida Teller Award, established to honor women vision scientists who have made exceptional contributions to the field of vision science and also have a strong history of mentoring. Nancy is the Walter A. Rosenblith Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, … Read more