CU Psychology and Neuroscience Assistant Professor聽Zoe Donaldson聽(Behavioral Neuroscience; she also has an appointment in聽MCDB) received an NSF聽Faculty Early Career Development Award and was featured in an article about the award and her research in Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine.聽From the NSF website: The career award聽"offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization." Zoe is receiving this award to further her research into the neuronal聽basis for聽monogamous pair-bonding in prairie voles, as well as her interest in using this research to further聽interdisciplinary STEM educational opportunities in underserved populations. Read the A&S Magazine article and聽read more about the Career Development Award Program and its criteria on the .