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College & Campus

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22 September 2016 Natural Sciences Faculty Member Selected as HHMI Faculty Scholar

06 September 2016 Mastering Science through Games and Everyday Art

01 September 2016 A Peek Into the Minds of Award-Winning Educators

24 August 2016 College Welcomes New Faculty for 2016-17 Academic Year

29 July 2016 From Cancer Research to Regulatory Affairs, Former Grad Student Takes on the World

11 July 2016 Looking Forward ... and Back: Podcast Updates

22 June 2016 Neuroscientist Receives 2016 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

03 June 2016 CNS Student Cyclists Kick-Off Charity Ride to Alaska

01 June 2016 Hands-On Science Courses Boost Graduation Rates and STEM Retention

17 May 2016 Two College Alumni from 1980s Give Insights for New Grads

29 April 2016 Three Members of Natural Sciences Recognized for Teaching Excellence

20 April 2016 UT Austin Ranks No. 25 Globally for Science in Latest Nature Index

13 April 2016 Here's What Research Did for Me, Student Stories (Audio)

11 April 2016 Ten Years In, Freshmen Research Initiative Keeps Blazing Trails

30 March 2016 10 CNS Students Awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships

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Astronomy

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14 September 2016 The Last First Planetary Mission (Audio)

24 August 2016 Astronomers Discover Rocky Planet Orbiting Nearest Star, Proxima Centauri

06 July 2016 A New Kind of Black Hole, Once a Theory, Now Firmly within Observers’ Sight

20 June 2016 Young 'Super-Neptune' Offers Clues to Origin of Close-in Exoplanets

20 May 2016 The Unexpected Journey of a Veteran Student and Astronomer

08 April 2016 McDonald Observatory’s Brendan Bowler Wins Prestigious Hubble Fellowship

24 February 2016 Newly discovered planet could shed light on planetary evolution

08 December 2015 UT Astronomer Solves Mystery of 'Born Again' Stars

17 November 2015 Audio: The Race for Dark Energy

11 November 2015 Giant Magellan Telescope, World’s Largest, Breaks Ground in Chilean Desert

02 November 2015 Upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope Sees First Light

21 September 2015 Prof_iles: Steve Finkelstein

18 September 2015 Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

23 July 2015 Texas Astronomers Help Find Earth’s Older, Bigger Cousin

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Chemistry

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07 September 2016 Chemists Garner New Insights into Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

22 August 2016 Low-Temp Production Could Mean Cheaper, Flexible Smart Windows

23 May 2016 Making Virus Sensors Cheap and Simple: New Method Detects Single Viruses

12 May 2016 Chemistry Educator Receives Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship

04 April 2016 Drug Engineered at UT Austin to Treat Anthrax Gains FDA Approval

29 March 2016 New Catalyst Enables Cheaper Production of Hydrogen Fuel

29 January 2016 Chemistry Chair Receives Major Award from American Chemical Society

17 December 2015 Wine Detective Work Afoot in Chemist's Lab

16 December 2015 Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

10 November 2015 Researchers Develop New Tool for Green Chemistry

18 September 2015 Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

13 July 2015 New Approach May Spot Counterfeit Olive Oil, Help Pre-Diabetics

01 July 2015 Audio: Fun With Chemistry

21 June 2015 Welch Hall Renovations Approved

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Computer Science

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01 September 2016 Experts Forecast the Changes Artificial Intelligence Could Bring by 2030

01 September 2016 Q&A with Peter Stone: Where is Artificial Intelligence Headed?

06 July 2016 UT Austin Villa Wins at 2016 World RoboCup

21 June 2016 UT Computer Scientist Named Simons Foundation Investigator

02 June 2016 Why is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard? (Audio)

16 May 2016 New Method of Producing Random Numbers Could Improve Cybersecurity

28 April 2016 Computer Scientist Earns Prestigious ACM Award for Encryption Achievement

09 March 2016 A.I. Expert Weighs in on Historic Computer vs. Human Contest

15 November 2015 Computer Science Undergrad Gives Back in Big Way

06 November 2015 Nomadic Computing Speeds Up Big Data Analytics

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

12 August 2015 Computer Scientists Find Mass Extinctions Can Accelerate Evolution

24 July 2015 UT Austin Villa Wins RoboCup 2015

15 April 2015 Researchers Tackle the Dark Side of Moore's Law

23 February 2015 Computer Scientist Wins Sloan Fellowship

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Human Ecology

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25 August 2016 Nutritional Sciences Students Launch New Cook ’Em Resource

11 August 2016 Creative Research Collaborations to Start with “Pop-Up Institutes”

31 May 2016 A New Norm: Marriages Can Thrive with a Full Nest

25 April 2016 Risks of Harm from Spanking Confirmed by Analysis of Five Decades of Research

01 April 2016 UT Austin Part of New Partnership for Innovations in Fibers, Fabrics

28 March 2016 Data About LGBT Students Could Help Address Harassment and Bullying

29 February 2016 Researchers to Bring Gardens, Cooking Classes to Austin-Area Schools

13 January 2016 Textiles and Apparel Students Win Prestigious National Awards

18 December 2015 Weight Loss Programs Tailored to a Person's Genome May Be Coming Soon

10 November 2015 Mixing Ages in Head Start Stunts Academic Progress

16 October 2015 Audio: The Case of the Missing Folate

28 September 2015 Study Examines Seniors' Social Lives and Health

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

30 June 2015 Longer Acquaintance Levels the Romantic Playing Field

22 May 2015 Public Health Program Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

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Integrative Biology

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15 September 2016 Bats Use Second Sense to Hunt Prey in Noisy Environments

11 August 2016 Creative Research Collaborations to Start with “Pop-Up Institutes”

03 August 2016 Some Bacteria Have Lived in the Human Gut Since Before We Were Human

22 June 2016 Two Rare Orchids Discovered at Brackenridge Field Lab

17 June 2016 Rare, Blind Catfish Never Before Found in U.S. Discovered in Texas

10 June 2016 Supporting Pollinators Could Have Big Payoff for Texas Cotton Farmers

04 May 2016 Evolutionary Biologist James Bull Elected to National Academy of Sciences

25 April 2016 See 22 Ways UT Researchers Apply DNA, Genomics to Understanding Life

06 April 2016 Biology Professor Nancy Moran Receives Lifetime Contribution Award

22 March 2016 Global Spread of Zika Linked to Types of Mosquitos that Transmit It

09 March 2016 Graduate Students Ensure Science Under the Stars Shines Bright

04 March 2016 Biologist Gary Garrett Named Distinguished Texas Scientist by Texas Academy of Science

19 February 2016 Audio: Saving the Bees, Two Perspectives

08 February 2016 Common Colds at School a Primary Driver of Asthma Hospitalizations for Children

15 January 2016 Sociable Chimps Harbor Richer Gut Microbiomes

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Marine Science

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16 May 2016 Mammal Magnetism of Interest to Marine Scientists

09 May 2016 Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from the BP Oil Spill Decoded

11 April 2016 Scientists Unveil the Most Comprehensive Genomic Tree of Life

15 February 2016 Scientists Decode Genomes to Infer Lifestyles of Subsurface Microbes

18 November 2015 Diet in Fish Affects Offspring's Metabolism

18 September 2015 Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

10 July 2015 The Mystery of the Brownbanded Bamboo Shark

02 July 2015 Settlement by Oil Company BP to Support Gulf Coast Research

06 May 2015 Abundance Flourishes in Hanna Shoal

21 March 2015 Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems Intimately Tied to Climate

22 December 2014 Discovery in Fish Might Point the Way to Cancer Treatment

26 November 2014 Consortium Awarded $9.2 Million for Gulf Oil Spill Research

29 September 2014 Fish Eggs Turn Conventional View of Ocean Food Webs Upside Down

18 September 2014 Changes in Coastal Upwelling Linked to Variability in Marine Ecosystem Off California

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Mathematics

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30 August 2016 Mathematics Researcher Earns Prestigious Fellowship

10 May 2016 Math Alum Working to Improve Women’s Health Nationwide

04 May 2016 Mathematician Receives Prestigious Education Awards

09 March 2016 Treisman Named a Distinguished Senior Fellow by Education Think Tank

11 January 2016 Ronny Hadani Comes in Loud and Clear

07 December 2015 Five States to Join Math Project for College Students

18 September 2015 Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research

26 August 2015 College Welcomes New Faculty in New Academic Year

05 August 2015 Mathematics Professor Receives Major Award from Italian Mathematical Union

22 June 2015 Military Children Will Receive More Support for Learning Math Under Dana Center Contract

10 May 2015 From Mathematician’s Findings Flow Many Applications

22 April 2015 Married Mathematicians Win Prestigious CAREER Awards

09 March 2015 Hooray for Pi Day

20 February 2015 Undergraduate Takes Mathematical Approach in 3D Filmmaking

30 January 2015 Graduate Student Sisters Among Growing Trend Toward More Women in Math

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Molecular Biosciences

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02 August 2016 Bacteria Show Capacity for Rapid, Beneficial Mutations

28 June 2016 Cross-respiration Between Oral Bacteria Leads to Worse Infections

23 June 2016 Fix for 3-Billion-Year-Old Genetic Error Could Dramatically Improve Genetic Sequencing

23 May 2016 Making Virus Sensors Cheap and Simple: New Method Detects Single Viruses

23 May 2016 Rare Evolutionary Event Detected in University of Texas Lab

10 May 2016 Mutation in Gene Leads to Variety of Poorly Understood Birth Defects

09 May 2016 Unlocking the Mysteries of Life-Changing Hepatitis C Drugs

25 April 2016 See 22 Ways UT Researchers Apply DNA, Genomics to Understanding Life

04 April 2016 Drug Engineered at UT Austin to Treat Anthrax Gains FDA Approval

23 March 2016 Podcast: Jekyll and Hyde Bacteria

22 March 2016 Scientists Study How DNA Repairs Itself Through Single Molecule Imaging

25 February 2016 Bacteria Take "RNA Mug Shots" of Threatening Viruses

19 February 2016 Award from Cancer Agency Supports Bringing Researcher to UT Austin

10 February 2016 Scientists Find Leukemia’s Surroundings Key to its Growth

04 December 2015 Scientist to Chair Molecular Biosciences Department

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Neuroscience

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27 July 2016 Neuroscientist Weighs How Realistic Bourne Character's Memory Loss Is

13 July 2016 Research Sheds Light on Challenges of Interpreting Brain Activity

25 April 2016 Serotonin Regulates the Sensitivity of Brain Cells Involved in Hearing

25 January 2016 Scientists Estimate Memory Capacity Based on Sizes of Brain Synapses

13 January 2016 Scientists Discover How We Play Memories in Fast Forward

02 October 2015 UT Austin Receives $4M to Develop Techniques for Brain Imaging and Manipulation

10 September 2015 Neuroscience professor wins NSF CAREER award

03 September 2015 Audio: Cocktail Party Effect

09 July 2015 Graduate Students’ Class Project Produces New Tool for Neuroscience

23 June 2015 Medication May Help Stop Drug and Alcohol Addiction

16 June 2015 Researchers Discover First Sensor of Earth’s Magnetic Field in an Animal

12 May 2015 6 Tips for Staying Sharp

31 March 2015 Neuroscientists Receive $1M Grant to Study Sensory Adaptation

20 March 2015 Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex

02 December 2014 Alcohol Abuse Linked to Newly Identified Gene Network

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Physics

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02 September 2016 Super-resolution Microscope Builds 3D Images by Mapping Negative Space

01 September 2016 Iran Releases Former UT Physicist

18 July 2016 Scientists Glimpse Inner Workings of Atomically Thin Transistors

12 July 2016 Supercomputers Fire Lasers to Shoot Gamma Ray Beam

10 June 2016 Physicists Earn Career Research Awards from the Humboldt Foundation

05 April 2016 Mr. Sandman: Alum Dan Goldman Snakes Across Dunes of Research

11 March 2016 Talking Dark Matter, Particle Physics with Professor Can Kilic

19 February 2016 UT Austin Physicist Wins Presidential Early Career Award

11 February 2016 Physics Alum a Lead on Gravitational Waves Discovery

19 January 2016 Physicist Pushes Boundaries of Photonics and Electronics

05 January 2016 Audio: Pyramid Probe

01 December 2015 The Highly Cited Allan MacDonald

18 November 2015 Testing General Relativity

13 November 2015 Can General Relativity, at 100, Withstand Some Holes?

09 November 2015 UT Austin Physicist Wins Award at Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

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Statistics

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08 February 2016 Common Colds at School a Primary Driver of Asthma Hospitalizations for Children

08 February 2013 New AIDS Research Suggests that More People Are Cheating than the Surveys Show

01 November 2012 Doctoral Program in Statistics to Advance Research in Health Care and Technology

15 July 2012 The Texas Pandemic Flu Toolkit

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In the News

Posts highlighting some of the many articles mentioning College of Natural Sciences faculty and students in the media.

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20 September 2016 How to Make Better Random Numbers

01 September 2016 Iran Releases Former UT Physicist

08 August 2016 Flies Captured on Video Turning Fire Ants Into Zombies

08 August 2016 Alum’s Revolutionary Discovery Is Changing Cancer Treatment

08 July 2016 Physics, Fracking, Fuel and the Future

09 June 2016 World's Largest Computer-Generated Math Proof

06 May 2016 No Correlation Between Ride-Sharing Services and DWI in Austin

27 April 2016 Students Develop Apps to Help Detect Skin Cancer

27 April 2016 Radio Doc Features Research and Outreach at McDonald Observatory

15 April 2016 Scientists Develop Mosquito-Killing Algae

28 March 2016 Data About LGBT Students Could Help Address Harassment and Bullying

25 March 2016 In Case You Missed It: The Hook Covers CNS Research

14 March 2016 Pi Pops Up Where You Don’t Expect It

19 February 2016 Researchers Try To Develop Zika Detection, Understand Epidemiology

17 February 2016 Gravitational Waves Discovery Has Deep UT Connections

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Giving

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15 March 2016 Natural Sciences Alum Invests in Neurodegenerative Research

30 October 2015 Harnessing the Power of Science and Community

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Vanden Bout's Weekly

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26 September 2016 Hey, look over there — it’s a distraction

19 September 2016 Off the couch

12 September 2016 Family Matters

06 September 2016 This Week’s Message

29 August 2016 Welcome Back… and Looking Ahead

16 May 2016 Stay Connected

09 May 2016 Finals Week

02 May 2016 Last Week of Class

25 April 2016 Our Forty Acres

18 April 2016 Research 2.0

04 April 2016 Research

28 March 2016 Registration, Deadlines & Summertime

21 March 2016 Spring

07 March 2016 Spring Break (almost)

29 February 2016 Leap Day

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Point of Discovery

This is the Verge of Discovery Podcast brought to you by the College of Natural Sciences Communications Office.

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14 September 2016 The Last First Planetary Mission (Audio)

03 August 2016 Some Bacteria Have Lived in the Human Gut Since Before We Were Human

11 July 2016 Looking Forward ... and Back: Podcast Updates

02 June 2016 Why is CGI in the Movies Still So Hard? (Audio)

13 April 2016 Here's What Research Did for Me, Student Stories (Audio)

23 March 2016 Podcast: Jekyll and Hyde Bacteria

19 February 2016 Audio: Saving the Bees, Two Perspectives

05 January 2016 Audio: Pyramid Probe

17 November 2015 Audio: The Race for Dark Energy

16 October 2015 Audio: The Case of the Missing Folate

03 September 2015 Audio: Cocktail Party Effect

01 July 2015 Audio: Fun With Chemistry

01 June 2015 Audio: Beauty and the Yeast

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