Natural Sciences 191CNS27 - FYS - Stamping out Stigma

The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story, as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said. Negative stereotypes can have a huge impact on how people learn, think and approach new challenges. We will explore how negative stereotypes have been shown to affect brain function, as well as ways that researchers are attempting to counter these effects.

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track.