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Publishing in a Leading Journal as Undergraduates
Three undergraduate researchers published with a team in Nature, shedding new light on a microbe and its host.
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Health Professions Interview Strategies
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Texas Science in the News
Scientific American
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will rewrite how we study the universe
August 27, 2026
Austin Business Journal
UT lands $30M federal robotics center focused on human-robot interaction
August 27, 2026
The Daily Texan
‘National Center for STEM Education’ replaces UTeach Institute, expands operations
August 26, 2026
College Highlights
McDonald Observatory
Astronomers Thought the Early Universe Was Full of Hydrogen. Now They’ve Found It.
Featuring:
Cut, Paste, Cure
Gene editing—with the promise of treating disease, improving crops and studying life itself—“has been one of the fastest bench-to-bedside technologies ever.”
Learning Discovery
Launched 20 years ago, the Freshman Research Initiative has become a national model for teaching hands-on STEM to undergraduates.
Communicating the Beauty in the Abstract
Q&A with Audrick Pyronneau, Ph.D. Student
The Graduate Student, Mathematics
Podcasts
Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?
Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.
