Who We Are
The Department of Astronomy provides training at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral level. As one of the top-ranked astronomy programs in the nation, we lead frontier research in cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, stellar evolution and star formation, exoplanetary systems, the Solar system and instrumentation. We are a major founding partner in the next generation Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world’s largest next generation telescopes, and we work synergistically with the McDonald Observatory to advance excellence in research, education and public outreach.
What We're Fundraising For
As state and federal support for higher education continues to decline, UT Austin relies on the generosity of its alumni, friends and supporters to fund high-quality education and support distinguished research programs like those carried out in the Astronomy Department. This private support is critical to the success of faculty and students and allows the department to provide students with educational experiences beyond what can be accomplished with state and federal funding alone. Explore the ways to invest in the department’s future that suits your desire to give back. We are seeking undergraduate support, graduate student support and investments in initiatives such as the Giant Magellan Telescope.
Your Impact
The Department's association with McDonald Observatory (located in the Davis Mountains of west Texas) provides excellent observing access for students and staff and nurtures a leading program in instrumentation development. The observatory is currently retrofitting the 10 m Hobby-Eberly Telescope with 150 integral field spectrographs to conduct the deepest yet survey of the early universe (HETDEX), while infrared instrument builders will contribute to the next generation Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), under construction in Chile, in which The University of Texas is a founding partner.
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Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are some of the challenge winners for the second day of the campaign!
It’s Another Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew
3rd place: WINNER UT Child Development Center Comal
Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER UT Child Development Center San Jacinto
3rd place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
40 to the 40 Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Crew
2nd Place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
3rd place: WINNER Liberal Arts Council
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: School of Nursing Area of Greatest Need $1,000 Prize
Runner Ups:
Texas Orange Jackets $250 Prize
Dell Medical School Scholarships $250 Prize
6,000 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Crew
7,000 Milestone Award Winner- Shakespeare at Winedale
8,244 Milestone Award Winner- Texas Women’s Club Lacrosse
What a day! We have a surprise tonight! Between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. CST the top three colleges, schools, units, and organizations that receive the greatest number of gifts will receive an additional reward.
1st Place: $1,500
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $250
Rally behind your favorite participating area of campus before 10 p.m!
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Texas Crew | 95 |
2 | $500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 75 |
3 | Texas Orange Jackets | 57 | |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 20 | |
5 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 8 | |
6 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 6 | |
8 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 6 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
10 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 | |
11 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 4 | |
12 | Texas Exes | 3 | |
13 | TX Votes | 3 | |
14 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 2 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $5,000 | Texas Crew | 103 |
2 | $1,500 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 72 |
3 | $1,000 | Liberal Arts Council | 52 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 26 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 23 | |
6 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 20 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 15 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
9 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 11 | |
11 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 11 | |
12 | Black Studies | 11 | |
13 | School of Human Ecology | 9 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 9 | |
15 | College of Liberal Arts | 9 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Crew | 930 |
2 | Liberal Arts Council | 451 |
3 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 340 |
4 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 331 |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 325 |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 299 |
7 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 293 |
8 | Texas Women's Rugby | 293 |
9 | Department of Asian Studies | 229 |
10 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 215 |
11 | Texas Exes | 211 |
12 | Texas Taekwondo | 210 |
13 | Texas Athletics | 163 |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 162 |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 144 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 181 |
2 | $750 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 45 |
3 | $250 | UT Women's Club Soccer | 44 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 40 | |
5 | Texas Crew | 23 | |
6 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 22 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 13 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 10 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
12 | Black Alumni Network | 5 | |
13 | Longhorn Powerlifting | 5 | |
14 | IEEE RAS | 5 | |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 204 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 168 |
3 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 120 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 70 | |
5 | UT Child Development Center Lavaca | 12 | |
6 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 12 | |
7 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 11 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 10 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 9 | |
10 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 7 | |
11 | Department of Asian Studies | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
14 | Shakespeare at Winedale | 6 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Dell Medical School | $1,306,294.21 |
2 | McCombs School of Business | $529,345.36 |
3 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | $416,134.00 |
4 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $310,339.42 |
5 | Landmarks | $277,804.94 |
6 | Texas Exes | $112,410.00 |
7 | Texas Athletics | $91,341.00 |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | $56,851.51 |
9 | University of Texas Libraries | $38,656.00 |
10 | Department of Asian Studies | $33,051.00 |
11 | Longhorn Band | $32,870.00 |
12 | The School of Architecture | $29,550.00 |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $27,144.10 |
14 | LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease (LCID) | $21,900.00 |
15 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $19,870.00 |
Rank | Prize | It's Another Surprise Challenge! | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 120 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 99 |
3 | $250 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 88 |
4 | Texas Women's Rugby | 55 | |
5 | UT Sailing Team | 44 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 39 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 16 | |
8 | Texas Athletics | 16 | |
9 | The University of Texas at Austin | 14 | |
10 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 14 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 12 | |
12 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 12 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 11 | |
14 | The School of Architecture | 10 | |
15 | School of Law | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Late Night Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Liberal Arts Council | 59 |
2 | $1,500 | UT Archery Club | 45 |
3 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 36 |
4 | Texas Taekwondo | 9 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 4 | |
6 | First-Gen Equity | 3 | |
7 | The University of Texas at Austin | 3 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 2 | |
9 | Longhorn Band | 2 | |
10 | School of Nursing | 2 | |
11 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | 2 | |
12 | Texas Rock Climbing | 2 | |
13 | Texas Women's Rugby | 2 | |
14 | College of Fine Arts | 1 | |
15 | UT Amateur Radio Club | 1 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 116 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 85 |
3 | $250 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 28 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 20 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 19 | |
6 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 17 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 16 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 13 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 13 | |
10 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 13 | |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 11 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
13 | School of Law | 10 | |
14 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 10 | |
15 | Liberal Arts Council | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 121 |
2 | $750 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 90 |
3 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 80 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 55 | |
5 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 21 | |
6 | UT Sailing Team | 20 | |
7 | Department of Asian Studies | 17 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
9 | Texas Athletics | 11 | |
10 | McCombs School of Business | 7 | |
11 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
12 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 7 | |
13 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 6 | |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 6 | |
15 | School of Nursing | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Taekwondo | 87 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 45 |
3 | $250 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 31 |
4 | Department of Asian Studies | 15 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 12 | |
8 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 11 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 8 | |
11 | Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy | 8 | |
12 | School of Law | 7 | |
13 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 312 |
2 | $750 | Liberal Arts Council | 286 |
3 | $500 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 269 |
4 | $250 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 253 |
5 | $100 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 190 |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 136 | |
7 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 118 | |
8 | Department of Asian Studies | 106 | |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 100 | |
10 | Texas Exes | 95 | |
11 | Center for Leadership and Ethics | 89 | |
12 | Texas Athletics | 84 | |
13 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 74 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 67 | |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 64 |
Rank | Prize | Early Bird Challenge | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | College of Natural Sciences | $15,050.00 |
2 | $750 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | $10,350.00 |
3 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | $5,400.00 |
4 | Texas Athletics | $5,175.00 | |
5 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | $2,385.00 | |
6 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $2,245.00 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | $2,100.00 | |
8 | Texas Exes | $1,960.00 | |
9 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $1,650.00 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | $1,550.00 | |
11 | Counseling and Mental Health Center | $1,500.00 | |
12 | Longhorn Racing | $1,500.00 | |
13 | The University of Texas at Austin | $1,140.00 | |
14 | School of Human Ecology | $1,000.00 | |
15 | Dell Medical School | $910.00 |
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