Eydie London
UCLA
A program which aims to inspire awareness and excitement about the field of neuroscience and higher education to underserved students who might otherwise not have had the opportunity, and increase opportunities for UCLA students to reach out to K-12 students to teach them about the relevance of neuroscience in their lives.
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/projectbrainstorm/
Bob Freedman
University of Colorado, Denver
Program support for brain awareness and high school student and senior adult outreach.
http://www.childrensmentaldisorders.org/index.html
Thomas Uhde
Medical University of South Carolina
A program geared towards educating high school students about the brain and its connection to neuropsychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Additionally, this program aims to involve medical students in public education programs as a method for increasing medical student interest in psychiatry as a career.
Nicholas Goeders
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Grey Matters: A community lecture and discussion series on the brain and brain awareness week activities.
Program Flyer (PDF 260KB) | Local Newspaper Coverage | Television Coverage
Ira Glick
Stanford University
An Education Day to promote a greater awareness of current research in the understanding of the biological mechanisms of schizophrenia.