title: Nu Rho Psi, The National Honor Society in Neuroscience: A decade of progress.
abstract: Nu Rho Psi, the National Honor Society in Neuroscience, celebrates its 10th anniversary by reflecting back upon a decade's worth of growth, successes, and accomplishments of its membership. Fundamentally, Nu Rho Psi seeks to engage the nation's best and brightest science students early in their educational pursuits and steer them towards future careers in neuroscience, thereby driving higher quality neuroscience education and research at all levels. This article details the history of Nu Rho Psi since its founding by the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) and reviews the current programs, benefits, and future initiatives of the Society. We make the case that Nu Rho Psi has enhanced the opportunities for undergraduate students of neuroscience and created a new culture among this vital cohort of budding scientists, reminiscent of the substantial network of faculty educators and departments of neuroscience established by FUN.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210;
authors.forename: Zoe C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Hesp
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940;
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cousens
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722;
authors.forename: Lora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115;
authors.forename: Michele C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Zee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH 44017.
authors.forename: G Andrew
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mickley
keywords: Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience; Nu Rho Psi; education; honor society; neuroscience; non-profit; undergraduate