The 2025 Big Ten Neuroscience Annual Meeting will be held July 21-22 on Penn State’s University Park Campus, featuring keynote speakers including Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke within the National Institutes of Health; Catherine Kaczorowski, Elinor Levine Professor of Dementia Research and professor of neurology, University of Michigan; Koraly Perez-Edgar, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies and professor of psychology and member of the Penn State Neuroscience Institute, Penn State; and Justin Ichida, associate professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, University of Southern California. Please see this link for the full official announcement; registration information is available on the website.

The meeting will also feature feature the inaugural Big Ten Neuroscience Art Competition: Connecting Minds: Art, Neuroscience, and Community. Open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and affiliates at any Big Ten institution, neuroscience-related company, or foundation, this competition celebrates original artwork that brings the mysteries of the mind to life. Selected pieces will vie for cash prizes: $750 (1st place), $500 (2nd place),  $250 (3rd place), honorable mentions, and the opportunity to be showcased online, in print, and at a physical exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art and other Penn State venues. Winners need not be in attendance at the conference. All entries are due July 10, 2025; please see the link above or the attached flyer for further information.