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Features

UT Austin a Key Player in Science’s Hottest Research Areas for 2023

February 17, 2023 • by Emily Engelbart

Researchers at UT Austin are involved in some of the most exciting areas of science and driving groundbreaking discoveries and technologies that impact our world.

UT News

Invasive Grass in Texas Uses Chemical Warfare to Crowd Out Native Species

March 14, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Accolades

Computer Science Professor Earns Industry Award

March 8, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Upcoming Events

Find out what’s coming up for our community and on campus.

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Apr

13

2023

Public Event

“Save the Insects, Save the Planet” with Dr. May Berenbaum

3:30pm •In Person

Speakers: May Berenbaum

Apr

14

2023

Careers, Learning and Development

Undergraduate Research Forum

1:00pm — 6:00 pm •In Person

Apr

15

2023

Date of Interest

CNS Honors Day Celebration

10:00am — 12:00 pm •In Person

Apr

15

2023

Date of Interest

University Honors Day Ceremony

2:00pm — 4:00 pm •In Person

In the News

Popular Mechanics

There May Have Been a Dark Big Bang

March 7, 2023

Nature

Seven Technologies to Watch in 2023

January 24, 2023

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College Highlights

The people and discoveries of UT Austin Natural Sciences lead to extraordinary impact.

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Research

Urban Gardens Are Good for Ecosystems and Humans

February 7, 2023 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Point of Discovery Podcasts

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Podcast

Right Place, Right Time

December 13, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

Like the Hubble Space Telescope before it, the James Webb Space Telescope has the potential to change the course of astronomy and inspire a new generation of astronomers.

Podcast

Neutralizing Crazy Ants

July 13, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

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Podcast

A Physicist’s Search for Beauty

March 9, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

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Podcast

Remembering Steven Weinberg

February 21, 2022 • by Marc Airhart

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Featuring:

 

Charging Ahead
Clean energy research from UT Austin scientists holds disruptive potential. It comes just as new technologies are needed most.

 

A Biological Makerspace
In a little-known Austin tech hub, scientists use robots and AI to find treatments for COVID, fight the war on plastics and much more.

 

Anthony Varner Q&A
The Undergraduate, Neuroscience

 

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