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Emerging Leaders Reimagine Brain Health

UT Dallas Students Lead BrainHealth Week Kickoff

This event showcased the creativity, resilience and ingenuity of college students redefining brain health on their campus. Check out our student gallery showcasing proposals from the winners and finalists for the inaugural Brain Health Prize. Are you a UTD student interested in becoming a BrainHealth Student Champion? The Brain Health Prize winners are seeking ambassadors to help champion brain health awareness on campus. Learn More→
Watch this 2-minute video to experience the BrainHealth Week 2026 kick off during NextGen Day at UTD.

NextGen Takeaways

Our Top Takeaways from NextGen Day at UT Dallas, part of BrainHealth Week 2026


Tips for Generating Your Own Takeaways

Flex Your Frontal Lobe

Memory consolidation requires active repetition and connection to existing knowledge — it doesn't happen automatically. Be intentional about simple knowledge retention habits:
  • After any learning experience spend five minutes writing down the three ideas that most resonated with you.
  • Review those notes one week later.
  • Share one insight with someone else within 24 hours.
Watch this 3-minute video as Center for BrainHealth's Lori Cook, PhD, and Jennifer Zientz share why creating takeaways and action items is important and how science-based SMART™ Brain Training strategies can help.
Educational setting with three panels showing teacher helping student, conference presentation, and military instructor.

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