News: Accolades

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Accolades

Kurtis Carsch Named a Beckman Young Investigator

The Beckman Foundation selected the UT Austin chemist among 12 award-winning early-career faculty nationwide.

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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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Faculty Members Awarded ‘New Directions’ Seed Funding To Explore Emerging Research Opportunities

College of Natural Sciences researchers embarking on bold new research directions are receiving new seed funding.

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Department of Mathematics

UT Austin Student Team Wins 2026 Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge

UT students won top honors at an actuarial math global competition beating more than 50 other teams.

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Award Winners Underscore Outstanding Student Research at Capstone Event

174 students presented their informatics projects spanning areas such as accessibility, AI/ML, archives, data science and UX design.

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NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships to 30 from Natural Sciences

Dozens of UT students have received prestigious fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

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Four CNS Faculty Win UT Teaching Awards

Educators in the Freshman Research Initiative and soon-to-launch School of Computing received honors.

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UT Austin Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Scott Aaronson, a renowned quantum computing expert, joins the country’s most prestigious scientific organization.

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College of Natural Sciences Celebrates the 2026 Dean’s Honored Graduates

Meet the 32 graduating seniors being recognized for their excellence in research, academics, leadership and service to the community.

Meet the 32 graduating seniors being recognized for their excellence in research, academics, leadership and service to the community.

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Jennifer Wilson Named to Texas Ten

The textiles and apparel faculty member was recognized by alumni as one of the 10 best faculty on the UT campus this year.

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