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Allan MacDonald Wins Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
MacDonald and two colleagues were honored for “foundational work that established the field of twistronics.”
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Texas Science in the News
Live Science
Alien life on nearby ‘super Earth’ much likelier than we thought, study claims
July 4, 2026
The Cool Down
Tiny flies that make fire ants lose their heads helped Texas fight a billion-dollar problem
July 3, 2026
College Highlights
McDonald Observatory
Astronomers Thought the Early Universe Was Full of Hydrogen. Now They’ve Found It.
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.
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
