{"683057":{"#nid":"683057","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Eric Schumacher Named Director of Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe College of Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/eric-schumacher\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEric Schumacher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E as director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EB.S. in Neuroscience Program\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI was involved in the creation of our\u0026nbsp;neuroscience undergraduate program, and I am\u0026nbsp;excited to oversee the next stage of its growth,\u201d says Schumacher, a professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EApproved by the Board of Regents in 2017, the B.S. in Neuroscience is one of Georgia Tech\u2019s fastest-growing majors with more than 500 students enrolled in 2024. It draws on faculty from the College of Sciences and across the Institute to provide interdisciplinary training in behavioral, cellular, cognitive, computational, molecular, and systems neuroscience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe program offers flexibility, enabling students to design their own path of study. For example, students can add a pre-health, research, or business designation to their degree and specialize in areas such as biology, computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, and psychology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThere are many flavors of neuroscience as it\u2019s inherently cross-disciplinary,\u201d Schumacher explains. \u201cOur degree is popular with students because it covers broad aspects of neuroscience. In this new role, I will aim to add depth to all the different areas we teach.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ESchumacher succeeds Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/timothy-cope\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETim Cope\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E who has been named\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/tim-cope-direct-new-phd-program-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology\u0022\u003Einaugural director of the Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E, which will welcome its first cohort in Fall 2025. The B.S. and Ph.D. programs along with the recently launched\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-launches-two-new-interdisciplinary-research-institutes?utm_source=newsletter\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Georgia%20Tech%20Launches%20New%20Research%20Institutes\u0026amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Digest%20-%20July%201%2C%202025\u0022\u003EInstitute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society\u003C\/a\u003E reflect Georgia Tech\u2019s decade-long commitment to advancing neuroscience and neurotechnology through interdisciplinary research, education, and engagement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENeuroscience undergraduates stand to benefit from this growing research and educational ecosystem.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech has a strong culture of undergraduate research,\u201d adds Schumacher. \u201cOne of my goals as director is to improve our students\u2019 access to neuroscience research and engagement opportunities available on campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchumacher, who joined Georgia Tech in 2004, received a\u0026nbsp;Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on how brain\u0026nbsp;mechanisms for attention, perception, and memory work together and how we control these systems to achieve cognitive and behavioral goals.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EApproved by the Board of Regents in 2017, the B.S. in Neuroscience program is one of Georgia Tech\u2019s fastest-growing majors with more than 500 students enrolled in 2024.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Approved by the Board of Regents in 2017, the B.S. in Neuroscience program is one of Georgia Tech\u2019s fastest-growing majors."}],"uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-07-09 16:15:50","changed_gmt":"2025-07-11 15:54:49","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677366":{"id":"677366","type":"image","title":"Eric Schumacher","body":null,"created":"1752078496","gmt_created":"2025-07-09 16:28:16","changed":"1752078496","gmt_changed":"2025-07-09 16:28:16","alt":"Eric Schumacher","file":{"fid":"261260","name":"Eric-Schumacher_005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/09\/Eric-Schumacher_005.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/07\/09\/Eric-Schumacher_005.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":593280,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/07\/09\/Eric-Schumacher_005.jpg?itok=TfWyS6z_"}}},"media_ids":["677366"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/neuroscience.cos.gatech.edu","title":"B.S. in Neuroscience Program at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/02\/georgia-tech-offer-phd-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology-new-minor","title":"Georgia Tech to Offer Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, New Minor "},{"url":"https:\/\/control.gatech.edu\/","title":"Eric Schumacher\u2019s Research Lab"},{"url":"https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-launches-two-new-interdisciplinary-research-institutes","title":"Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"192253","name":"cos-neuro"},{"id":"174813","name":"B.S. 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