Dr. Neta won the PECASE Award!
This is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
Dr. Neta featured in a commercial airing on the Big 10 Network
Dr. Johannah Bashford-Largo successfully defends her thesis! (April 2024)
Dr. Neta and the lab participated in a Sunday with a Scientist event! (March 2024) - local news coverage here
Dr. Neta, Dr. Harp, and the lab managers enjoyed their time at a conference for the Society for Affective Science in New Orleans! (March 2024)
Dr. Neta and Nick Harp featured on Nebraska Today for their research on combatting loneliness-based negativity (April 28, 2023)
Dr. Nick Harp successfully defended his PhD dissertation (April 15, 2022)
Dr. Neta and Nick Harp featured on Nebraska Today for their research on meditation and positivity (March 30, 2022)
Nick Harp featured on being 'out' in STEM and his LGBTQA+ advocacy! (June 2021)
Dr. Neta featured on "She's a Scientist" video series on UNL's homepage and 10/11 5PM News (April 2021)
Concussion Close-Up: Take a look at concussions and how head injuries can impact the brain (August 25, 2019)
Dr. Neta featured on NPR (November 15, 2018)
Neuroscientists Find That It's Easier to Be a Pessimist - Motherboard/VICE Media (Oct 23, 2018)
Dr. Neta and CAN Lab Members featured on Nebraska Today (July 3, 2018)
Dr. Neta and Catie Brown featured on Nebraska Today (December 1, 2017)
Dr. Neta featured on Nebraska Today (April 22, 2016)
Open for business! (August 4, 2014)
The Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab opens in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! Lab director Maital Neta is joining the department this summer from St. Louis, MO, where she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Petersen Lab, in the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine. The CAN Lab is based in the Department of Psychology but is also affliated with the Systems Biology of Social Behavior Initiative, and the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior.