Who We Are
The Department of Neuroscience houses top researchers studying the brain and underlying health concerns and function. As partners with Dell Medical School, our neuroscientists provide our world and the students they train with a deep understanding of brain disease and cognitive disorders. Their work leads to promising discoveries that bring advances in areas such as learning and memory and the fight against addiction, Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases and disorders of the brain. We are home to an ongoing public outreach series, UT Brainstorms, which connects neuroscience experts with the community to inform and educate about neuroscience research and the influence it has on our daily lives. We seek a two-way conversation where we share our expertise about the brain and we listen to what it means in people’s lives and to the challenges they face.
What We're Fundraising For
The department is raising funds in several areas:
Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Internship: This is an 8-week opportunity for undergraduate students to focus on neuroscience research. Interns are assigned to a faculty advisor in our department and gain hands-on experience in their research lab. Funds are needed to provide summer stipends to outstanding students who are offered the opportunity to participate in this internship.
Support for graduate student research: Neuroscience faculty are responsible for supporting graduate students (including student stipends, tuition and insurance) for the majority of their graduate training. These funds are typically provided through NIH grants obtained by the faculty. External support for graduate students in the form of fellowships or awards frees up grant dollars for additional research needs, allowing our faculty to expand their research programs.
Center for Learning and Memory: Philanthropy supports out-of-the-box ideas for research projects that are difficult to fund through existing mechanisms. Such high-risk projects promote innovation and can lead to major breakthroughs.
Your Impact
Philanthropic support is crucial to neuroscience at UT Austin. Your support allows us to use the funds committed by the university and the grant dollars brought in by our investigators to their fullest potential by providing for activities not supported or guaranteed by these sources, such as high-quality public engagement offerings, summer internships for undergraduates, fellowships to help us attract the most competitive graduate students and new research initiatives with high-risk, high-reward potential.
Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are the challenge winners for the final hours of the campaign!
Time for Another Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
2nd Place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
3rd place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
3rd place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
40 to the 40 Surprise Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Longhorn Racing
2nd Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
2nd Place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
3rd place: WINNER Texas Women's Rugby
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: Longhorn Band Student Association $1,000 Prize
Runner-up: Women's Club Lacrosse $250 Prize
Procrastinator Gift WINNER Longhorn Racing $500 Award
6,000 Milestone WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
7,000 Milestone WINNER Longhorn Racing
8,000 Milestone WINNER Black Student Alliance
State & International Challenge Winners - Check your donor wall these have been awarded!
Leaderboard Challenge Winners - Check the challenges page wall for the final leaderboards. Prizes will be awarded soon!
Rank | Prize | Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 224 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 138 |
3 | $250 | McCombs School of Business | 20 |
4 | The School of Architecture | 9 | |
5 | University of Texas Libraries | 8 | |
6 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | 7 | |
7 | Moody College of Communication | 7 | |
8 | College of Liberal Arts | 7 | |
9 | School of Law | 7 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 6 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 | |
12 | Texas Exes | 6 | |
13 | UT Women's Club Soccer | 4 | |
14 | Dell Medical School | 4 | |
15 | Texas Athletics | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Early Bird Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 64 |
2 | $750 | UT Archery Club | 51 |
3 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 23 |
4 | First-Gen Equity | 12 | |
5 | Texas Women's Rugby | 6 | |
6 | College of Liberal Arts | 5 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 5 | |
8 | College of Education | 3 | |
9 | Men's Lacrosse Club | 2 | |
10 | UT iGEM Team | 2 | |
11 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 2 | |
12 | UT Outpost | 2 | |
13 | UT Dance Team | 2 | |
14 | Longhorn Wrestling | 2 | |
15 | Moody College of Communication | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $4,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 415 |
2 | $2,000 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 216 |
3 | $1,000 | Texas Women's Rugby | 60 |
4 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 53 | |
5 | Longhorn Racing | 45 | |
6 | UT Archery Club | 22 | |
7 | Pre-Health & Diversity Scholars | 15 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 12 | |
10 | College of Natural Sciences | 10 | |
11 | Texas Exes | 9 | |
12 | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society | 9 | |
13 | School of Human Ecology | 8 | |
14 | Chapters & Networks | 7 | |
15 | Men's Lacrosse Club | 6 |
Rank | Department | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Canfield Business Honors Program | $5,003,275.00 |
2 | Center for Global Business | $2,500,000.00 |
3 | Dell Medical School | $2,486,929.69 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | $244,538.02 |
5 | Global Leadership & Social Impact | $163,660.00 |
6 | First-Gen Equity | $157,306.00 |
7 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $80,610.44 |
8 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $77,801.00 |
9 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $44,570.40 |
10 | The School of Architecture | $29,450.00 |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $28,448.50 |
12 | Moody College of Communication | $22,641.00 |
13 | School of Law | $21,500.00 |
14 | The LaunchPad | $20,100.00 |
15 | Longhorn Racing | $19,743.69 |
Rank | Prize | It's a surprise! | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 97 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 77 |
3 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 50 |
4 | Texas Blazers | 36 | |
5 | Longhorn Racing | 15 | |
6 | UT Archery Club | 11 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 6 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 6 | |
9 | Texas Exes | 6 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 5 | |
11 | School of Nursing | 4 | |
12 | University of Texas Libraries | 3 | |
13 | College of Natural Sciences | 3 | |
14 | Department of Physics | 3 | |
15 | School of Law | 3 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 124 |
2 | $750 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 90 |
3 | $250 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 81 |
4 | UT Archery Club | 30 | |
5 | Texas Women's Rugby | 30 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 12 | |
7 | Plan II Honors Program | 9 | |
8 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
9 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 7 | |
10 | Texas Athletics | 6 | |
11 | Student Engineering Council | 6 | |
12 | Texas Exes | 5 | |
13 | Chapters & Networks | 5 | |
14 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 4 | |
15 | Men's Lacrosse Club | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 123 |
2 | $750 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 122 |
3 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 99 |
4 | Longhorn Racing | 65 | |
5 | Texas Orange Jackets | 25 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 12 | |
7 | Texas Exes | 12 | |
8 | VAV - Survivor's Emergency Fund | 11 | |
9 | Texas Blazers | 8 | |
10 | LGBTQ Studies | 7 | |
11 | Longhorn Powerlifting | 7 | |
12 | Multicultural Engagement Center | 7 | |
13 | The School of Architecture | 6 | |
14 | Texas Performing Arts | 5 | |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Midnight Madness Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 166 |
2 | $1,500 | UT Archery Club | 92 |
3 | $1,000 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 81 |
4 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 51 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 4 | |
6 | Longhorn Racing | 4 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 3 | |
8 | College of Fine Arts | 3 | |
9 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 2 | |
10 | Texas Exes | 2 | |
11 | First-Gen Equity | 2 | |
12 | Moody College of Communication | 2 | |
13 | McCombs School of Business | 2 | |
14 | School of Law | 2 | |
15 | Blanton Museum of Art | 1 |
Rank | Prize | Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 179 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 128 |
3 | $250 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 75 |
4 | Texas Orange Jackets | 22 | |
5 | School of Law | 9 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 9 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 8 | |
9 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 7 | |
10 | College of Liberal Arts | 7 | |
11 | UT Dance Team | 7 | |
12 | UT Archery Club | 6 | |
13 | Moody College of Communication | 6 | |
14 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 5 | |
15 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 5 |
Rank | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 1,420 |
2 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 1,186 |
3 | Longhorn Racing | 830 |
4 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 546 |
5 | UT Archery Club | 437 |
6 | Texas Women's Rugby | 358 |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 317 |
8 | Chapters & Networks | 176 |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 135 |
10 | Texas Exes | 128 |
11 | UT Dance Team | 109 |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 87 |
13 | Moody College of Communication | 84 |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 83 |
15 | Texas Orange Jackets | 75 |
Rank | Prize | Day 1 Leaderboard: Gifts | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 541 |
2 | $750 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 514 |
3 | $500 | UT Archery Club | 217 |
4 | $250 | Texas Women's Rugby | 172 |
5 | $100 | Chapters & Networks | 146 |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 114 | |
7 | Longhorn Racing | 108 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 78 | |
9 | UT Dance Team | 76 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 55 | |
11 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 53 | |
12 | Texas Blazers | 49 | |
13 | Moody College of Communication | 47 | |
14 | College of Liberal Arts | 47 | |
15 | University of Texas Libraries | 40 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 161 |
2 | $750 | UT Archery Club | 126 |
3 | $250 | UT Dance Team | 61 |
4 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 42 | |
5 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 28 | |
6 | Texas Women's Rugby | 20 | |
7 | Omega Chi Epsilon | 14 | |
8 | Longhorn Racing | 12 | |
9 | McCombs School of Business | 11 | |
10 | Chapters & Networks | 6 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 6 | |
12 | Women in Informatics | 6 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 5 | |
14 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 5 | |
15 | School of Law | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Longhorn Racing | 576 |
2 | $500 | UT Men's Ultimate Club | 240 |
3 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 4 | |
4 | School of Human Ecology | 4 | |
5 | Center for Women in Law | 3 | |
6 | School of Law | 3 | |
7 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 3 | |
8 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 3 | |
9 | Global Leadership & Social Impact | 3 | |
10 | Texas Ice Hockey | 2 | |
11 | Center for Students in Recovery | 2 | |
12 | Chapters & Networks | 2 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 2 | |
14 | Longhorn Band | 2 | |
15 | Texas Exes | 2 |
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