01/17/2012

Penn Neuroscience Boot Camp

The 3rd Annual Penn Neuroscience Boot Camp, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroethics and Society and supported in part by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience, will run from July 30 – August 8, 2012.

Scholarships are available for law faculty. The number of scholarships is limited. Application deadline: February 3, 2012

On-line applications now available at: http://www.neuroethics.upenn.edu/index.php/events/neuroscience-bootcamp

Jan 17, 2012 10:20:20 AM | Conferences and Events, Neuroethics

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