‘BRAINYACs’ Team Up With Neuroscientists

Several people (including high school students and university students and faculty) view and discuss various research study posters at an exhibition titled "The Future In Mind" with colorful and scientific art displayed on the walls of Jerome L. Greene Science Center at Columbia University.

August 21, 2026

Congratulations to Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute BRAINYAC graduates! The Brain Research Apprenticeships in New York at Columbia (BRAINYAC) summer research program pairs high school students from partner programs in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx with Columbia neuroscientists for hands-on lab experience, mentorship, and a front-row seat to discovery. The future of science is in good hands!

Special thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Pinkerton Foundation, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for supporting this program.

Learn more about the BRAINYAC program.

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