News: Accolades

UT Austin ranked fifth in mathematics and eighth in computer science and engineering worldwide in a new report.

Vagheesh Narasimhan had an extraordinary achievement in original research, providing clues to human evolution.

2024 brought acclaim for the computer science professor, leading in artificial intelligence and neural networks.

The Biodiversity Center director penned “Armadillos to Ziziphus,” a celebration of life in the Texas Hill Country.

Etienne Vouga, a computer science professor at UT Austin, has received a 2024 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.

Devleena Samanta is the first faculty member from the University of Texas at Austin to receive the early-career award in the chemistry category.

The annual recognition highlights researchers with extraordinary citation records and societal impact.

Brent Waters and Hovav Shacham received recognition from the International Association for Cryptologic Research.

UT Austin student Alexia Hartzell has been named a recipient of the prestigious Department of Energy award.

The awards from the National Science Foundation support innovative work by earlier-career faculty.