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UT News

Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time

August 6, 2025 • by Emily Howard

A team of astronomers from UT’s Cosmic Frontier Center have identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed.

McDonald Observatory

Astronomers Investigate Complex Heart of a Cosmic Butterfly

August 28, 2025 • by Emily Howard

The complicated structure at the centre of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. There is a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange and pink. One of these lines appears to form a ring oriented vertically and nearly edge-on around the bright source at the centre. Other lines trace out a figure eight shape. Moving outward from these complex lines and green nebulosity, there is a section of red light on either side of the object.

UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

August 27, 2025 • by Nicole Elmer

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The Oden Institute

Transforming the Use of AI in Drug Design

August 20, 2025 • by Joanne Foote

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Texas Science in the News

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Rizzbot secrets revealed: Who is the mechanical man stalking Austin?

August 29, 2025

Science

Has a huge blob of dark matter been found in our galactic neighborhood?

August 29, 2025

The New York Times

They Put Off Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money

August 24, 2025

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Map Shows Which States Allow Corporal Punishment in Schools

August 22, 2025

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30 Best Things to Do in Austin, Texas

August 19, 2025

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Volunteering Slows Brain Aging

August 19, 2025

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UT News

Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time

August 6, 2025 • by Emily Howard

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Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Accolades

Celebrating the 2025 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduates

May 6, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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UT News

Ready to Change the World: Dat Duong

May 5, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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Research

University of Texas-led Team Solves a Big Problem for Fusion Energy

May 5, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

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Accolades

Guggenheim Foundation Names 3 at UT in 100th Class of Fellows

April 16, 2025 • by Sowmya Sridhar

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Features

Top Prize Image for Visualizing Science Shows a Logistic Map’s Chaotic Portion

March 10, 2025 • by Steven E. Franklin

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Research

Improved Brain Decoder Holds Promise for Communication in People With Aphasia

February 6, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

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Research

Some Bacteria Evolve Like Clockwork With the Seasons

January 3, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Meet the team behind a newly transformed experiential-learning biology course, reaching hundreds of UT students.

Features

In This Lab, Students Dig Into Antibiotic-Resistance Research

December 20, 2024 • by Sowmya Sridhar

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Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.

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AI for the Rest of Us

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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Live Show: AI + Energy

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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Live with Kara Swisher

October 10, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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