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UT Dallas Hosts Visual Installation of National Migraine Awareness Movement

July 2, 2025

Several little United States flags and purple Headache on the Hill flags planted around an informational sign at the UT Dallas walking trail.
UT Dallas migraine and headache researchers planted flags and informational signs along the University’s outermost walking trail to raise awareness of headache disorders during Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.

UTD Comets raised their voices this June in observance of Migraine and Headache Awareness Month.

Students from the UT Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and researchers with the University’s Center for Advanced Pain Studies planted hundreds of purple flags and signs sharing powerful migraine stories and practical resources.

This campus installation was part of “Headache on the Hill: A Visual Installation,” a national project led by the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA) that filled the National Mall with thousands of purple flags throughout June.

Migraine is the second leading cause of disability worldwide with pain and other symptoms that you cannot see. Over 90% of people living with migraine and headache disorders have daily life activities interrupted by their symptoms.    

UT Dallas researchers in the Dussor lab are passionate about understanding the underlying pathology of headache disorders and uncovering new therapeutic options for headache patients. As one of the only pre-clinical migraine research labs in the country, the Dussor lab serves at the ground -breaking- floor to help the vast population suffering from these disorders. Some of the researchers in the lab even have severe and daily migraine themselves, allowing them a unique perspective and passion for headache research.

The Dussor lab is dedicated research and advocacy. This event is only one of the ways that the lab interacts with the patient population to promote patient advocacy. Dr. Dussor and his lab are involved with Headache on the Hill, Hill Day, where they meet with Texas Representatives and Senate members to talk about ways they can help improve the lives of headache patients.

About the Center for Advanced Pain Studies at UT Dallas (CAPS)

CAPS is a research center housed at The University of Texas at Dallas dedicated to discovering novel, non-opioid therapeutics through academic, public and private partnerships. Key to our success is a collaboration with the Southwest Transplant Alliance, which enables CAPS researchers to focus on human molecular neuroscience, driving discoveries with the highest probability of translating into treatments that will alleviate suffering from pain and migraine.