The Short-term Working Groups (SWG) program at UT Dallas will be funded by a $20,000 grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, allowing it to expand to a national level. The grant was awarded to Salena Brody, Professor of Instruction in Psychology and Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Ben Kolber, Associate Professor and Director of the Systems and Cellular Neuroscience PhD Program in the Department of Neuroscience, and Lakeisha Lewter, post-doctoral research fellow in the Kolber Lab. The SWG program aims to break down traditional barriers to research, providing students with opportunities for research and skill building. Read more.