Graduate Student Interaction

A unique aspect of the INS graduate program is the diverse and supportive environment that students experience. INS graduate students become part of a community that is supportive both academically and socially, making graduate training at the INS a truly exceptional experience.  Below are just a few examples of the ways in which our students interact.

• Neuroscience Graduate Student Association
  
  The Neuroscience Graduate Student Association (NGSA) provides a community in which students, post-docs, and laboratory technicians of all disciplines who share an interest in neuroscience can come together to discuss ideas and provide support for one another as they work to enhance their knowledge of the neuroscience field.  The NGSA promotes both academic and social activities ranging from planning the annual INS retreat, to planning ice cream socials and happy hours.
  
• Texas Neuroscience Review
  
  The Texas Neuroscience Review is a student run scientific journal published at The University of Texas at Austin. Our mission is to provide a compilation of review articles highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of the field of neuroscience. Submissions from a diverse array of fields are encouraged, including, but not limited to, philosophy of the mind, psychology, neurobiology, toxicology, evolutionary biology, and bioengineering. Through this publication, we hope to highlight the diverse body of work that encompasses neuroscience, thereby providing a guide to current students striving to refine their scientific interests and develop their professional careers. We at TNR feel that it is becoming all the more important to be exposed to the various perspectives in neuroscience as research increasingly requires a greater level of integration among disciplines to be effective. Therefore, we encourage a diverse body of literature.
  
• INS intramural sports teams
  
  UT has an active intramural sports program offering a variety of men, women and Coed teams competing in wide variety of sports ranging from the traditional softball, volleyball, soccer and flag football to bowling, ultimate Frisbee and billiards.  The INS participates in intramural sports with the Dirty Dendrites flag football and softball teams.
  
• UT Student organizations
  
  Beyond the organizations specific to the INS graduate students, there are over 900 registered student organizations at UT Austin that are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Thus, the opportunity for students to get involved, make a difference, or just be with peers who have similar interests is limitless.