At the Department of Neuroscience, our researchers and staff recognize the importance of bringing the excitement of scientific inquiry from our labs to local communities. Through the Neuroscience Outreach Group at NYU (NOGN), we partner with local schools and community organizations to host educational events that celebrate the brain and explain how neuroscience can unlock its many mysteries.

Community Partnerships

NOGN is committed to bringing science and medicine to a broad audience, and we’re proud to work with community programs that already have existing structures committed to education enrichment. These partnerships enable us to have a positive impact across a wide spectrum of target audiences.

We partner with many groups across NYU and NYU Langone, such as the College & Career Lab, Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (FACES), the Concussion Center, and the Alzheimer’s Disease and Research Center. In addition, we are actively involved in community fairs, summer programs, and student visits throughout the year. We also collaborate with external organizations such as BioBus.

Classroom Visits

In the past, NOGN has visited classrooms throughout New York City to share our scientific expertise with K–12 students.

We work with classroom teachers to introduce concepts such as the scientific method and the basics of the brain, and we provide resources for how to get involved with science at an early age. Through our efforts, we hope to increase interest in pursuing STEM careers, starting with young audiences.

For older groups and other target audiences, we provide lessons on learning and memory, diseases of the brain, neuroanatomy, the senses, and careers in neuroscience.

Brain Awareness Week

Each March, we celebrate Brain Awareness Week, a series of events hosted in conjunction with our NYU Langone clinical partners, including those below:

• Optimal Aging Institute
• Institute for Excellence in Health Equity
• Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation
• Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
• Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Concussion Center
• Rusk Rehabilitation
• Humanistic Medicine Program

Through a range of programming, such as art classes, workshops, and school visits, we are proud to draw hundreds of visitors each year to NYU and our world-class neuroscience community.

We invite you to learn more about some of our exciting collaborations.

Get Involved

To learn more about NOGN, or to find out how you can get involved in our programs, contact Hannah Stower, PhD, at Hannah.Stower@NYULangone.org.