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Enrollment
| Academic Year | New Students | Current Student Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 26 |
| 2018 | 2 | 24 |
| 2017 | 12 | 27 |
| 2016 | 1 | 20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 20 |
| 2014 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 4 | 17 |
| 2012 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 2 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 18 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| Total number of students admitted | 64 |
Acceptance Rate
Funding
Time to Degree
Annual Reports
Student Demographics
| Year | Male | Female | Hispanic Latino Ethnicity | Am. Indian or Alaska Native | Asian (including the Indian subcontinent) | Black or African American | White (including Middle Eastern) | Not Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Student Publications + Presentations
Emily Pendleton, 2021 PhD candidate, is awarded the University’s prestigious Dissertation Completion Award by the UGA Graduate School.
Stephanie Herrlinger, 2019 PhD graduate, receives the NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award and the Advancing Science in American (ARCS) Award for 2018
Meghan Logun, PhD candidate, receives the Advancing Science in American (ARCS) Award for 2019 and the 2018 Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Fellowship
Sadie Nennig, PhD candidate, is a 2019 Graduate Education Advancement Board (GEAB) Fellow and receives the 2018 NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Predoctoral Fellowship
Emily Pendleton, PhD candidate, is the 2019 winner of the Cell Manufacturing Technologies International Research Experience Fellowship and the Chateaubriand Fellowship
Christina Sabin, PhD student, awarded a slot on the 2019 T32 Training Grant
Kelly Scheulin, PhD candidate, is awarded the 2019 Franklin Foundation Neuroimaging Group Proposal Grant
Current Positions of Neuroscience Graduates
Employers of Neuro Graduates