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.
Your gift will:
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 356 |
2 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 304 |
3 | $1,000 | UT Child Development Center Leona | 257 |
4 | $750 | Texas Women's Rugby | 103 |
5 | $250 | Liberal Arts Council | 88 |
6 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 40 | |
7 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 40 | |
8 | First-Gen Longhorns | 23 | |
9 | UT Women's Volleyball Club | 22 | |
10 | Harry Ransom Center | 20 | |
11 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 20 | |
12 | School of Human Ecology | 14 | |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 12 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 11 | |
15 | Prison and Jail Innovation Lab | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | % +/- | Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $6,000 | Longhorn Powerlifting | +5400.00% |
55
goal: 1
|
2 | $4,300 | UT iGEM Team | +3466.67% |
107
goal: 3
|
3 | $3,500 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | +2650.00% |
55
goal: 2
|
4 | $3,000 | UT Women's and Nonbinary Ultimate Frisbee | +2275.00% |
95
goal: 4
|
5 | $2,500 | Prison and Jail Innovation Lab | +1850.00% |
39
goal: 2
|
6 | $2,000 | UT Women's Volleyball Club | +1500.00% |
48
goal: 3
|
7 | $1,500 | UT Sailing Team | +1450.00% |
31
goal: 2
|
8 | $1,000 | Harry Ransom Center | +1283.33% |
83
goal: 6
|
9 | $700 | Department of Economics | +1225.00% |
53
goal: 4
|
10 | $500 | UT Child Development Center Leona | +1150.00% |
275
goal: 22
|
11 | Literacy First | +600.00% |
14
goal: 2
|
|
12 | Texas Ice Hockey | +600.00% |
7
goal: 1
|
|
13 | Texas Running Club | +533.33% |
19
goal: 3
|
|
14 | Center for Global Business | +500.00% |
6
goal: 1
|
|
15 | Longhorn Band Student Association | +436.36% |
177
goal: 33
|
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 510 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 379 |
3 | $500 | UT Child Development Center Leona | 264 |
4 | $250 | Chapters & Networks | 193 |
5 | $100 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 178 |
6 | 2024 Class Gift | 138 | |
7 | Texas Women's Rugby | 130 | |
8 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 102 | |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 96 | |
10 | Liberal Arts Council | 89 | |
11 | Texas Exes | 76 | |
12 | Texas Blazers | 73 | |
13 | School of Human Ecology | 59 | |
14 | Harry Ransom Center | 56 | |
15 | McCombs School of Business | 53 |
Rank | Department | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | McCombs School of Business | $8,409,843.00 |
2 | Department of Mathematics | $1,601,405.00 |
3 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $623,850.00 |
4 | College of Natural Sciences | $515,570.24 |
5 | Texas Athletics | $508,441.00 |
6 | Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering | $400,550.00 |
7 | Longhorn Band | $395,373.00 |
8 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $331,531.17 |
9 | Texas Exes | $330,448.00 |
10 | Dell Medical School | $59,615.00 |
11 | School of Human Ecology | $50,865.00 |
12 | The School of Architecture | $44,055.00 |
13 | College of Liberal Arts | $28,385.24 |
14 | Forty Acres Scholars Program | $26,940.00 |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $20,870.24 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | UT Child Development Center Comal | 20 |
2 | $1,000 | McCombs School of Business | 15 |
3 | $500 | Texas Exes | 12 |
4 | Kendra Scott WEL Institute | 10 | |
5 | School of Human Ecology | 9 | |
6 | Harry Ransom Center | 8 | |
7 | Moody College of Communication | 8 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 7 | |
9 | College of Liberal Arts | 7 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 7 | |
11 | Longhorn Band | 6 | |
12 | Dell Medical School | 5 | |
13 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 5 | |
14 | Chapters & Networks | 5 | |
15 | First-Gen Longhorns | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $2,000 | UT Child Development Center Lavaca | 51 |
2 | $1,000 | Texas Exes | 15 |
3 | $500 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 12 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 11 | |
5 | Moody College of Communication | 11 | |
6 | School of Law | 10 | |
7 | 2024 Class Gift | 10 | |
8 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 10 | |
9 | Black Studies | 9 | |
10 | Department of Economics | 9 | |
11 | The School of Architecture | 7 | |
12 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
13 | Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research | 7 | |
14 | School of Nursing | 6 | |
15 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 6 |
Rank | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Crew | 230 |
2 | 2024 Class Gift | 213 |
3 | McCombs School of Business | 144 |
4 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 137 |
5 | Texas Exes | 133 |
6 | UT Child Development Center Leona | 122 |
7 | Chapters & Networks | 108 |
8 | School of Human Ecology | 99 |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 99 |
10 | UT iGEM Team | 89 |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 82 |
12 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 79 |
13 | Moody College of Communication | 79 |
14 | Longhorn Racing | 79 |
15 | Longhorn Band | 76 |
Rank | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Crew | 794 |
2 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 502 |
3 | UT Child Development Center Leona | 275 |
4 | Chapters & Networks | 229 |
5 | 2024 Class Gift | 215 |
6 | The University of Texas Weightlifting Team | 209 |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 194 |
8 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 177 |
9 | Texas Women's Rugby | 176 |
10 | Liberal Arts Council | 163 |
11 | Texas Exes | 142 |
12 | Longhorn Racing | 130 |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 111 |
14 | UT iGEM Team | 107 |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 100 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Crew | 93 |
2 | $750 | McCombs School of Business | 81 |
3 | $500 | UT iGEM Team | 65 |
4 | $250 | Texas Exes | 54 |
5 | $100 | Longhorn Racing | 53 |
6 | Women's Club Lacrosse | 53 | |
7 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | 48 | |
8 | Longhorn Band | 45 | |
9 | UT Child Development Center Lavaca | 44 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 43 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 43 | |
12 | UT Women's and Nonbinary Ultimate Frisbee | 43 | |
13 | University of Texas Libraries | 43 | |
14 | College of Natural Sciences | 40 | |
15 | Longhorn SHARE Project | 40 |
HornRaiser
© 2024 HornRaiser, All Rights Reserved
Powered by ScaleFunder