News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Three Members of Natural Sciences Recognized for Teaching Excellence
The honor rewards excellence in teaching by recognizing tenured faculty members who have continuously provided significant contributions to education throughout their career, especially at the...
Computer Scientist Earns Prestigious ACM Award for Encryption Achievement
This award recognizes the outstanding young computer professional of the year for a recent major technical or service contribution that was made at 35 years...
Biology Professor Nancy Moran Receives Lifetime Contribution Award
The award is intended to recognize individuals with “a record of truly outstanding research that has contributed broadly to the field of Molecular Biology and...
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UT Austin Scientist Keji Lai Wins Presidential Early Career Award
Physicist Keji Lai and a faculty member in engineering have been selected to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
Chemistry Chair Receives Major Award from American Chemical Society
“For outstanding contributions to physical and biophysical chemistry, especially work on protein and RNA folding, protein aggregation, and effects of molecular crowding in cells.”
Textiles and Apparel Students Win Prestigious National Awards
Avani Patel and Seihak Long have both won major awards for their innovative ideas.
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UT Austin Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Jonathan Sessler of the Department of Chemistry and George Georgiou of the Department of Molecular Biosciences at The University of Texas at Austin have been...
Neuroscience professor wins NSF CAREER award
Laura Colgin studies the relationship between brain waves and memory during sleep.
Two Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2015 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
The awards program is one of the nation’s largest monetary teaching recognition programs in higher education, honoring outstanding performance in the classroom and dedication to...
Two Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
The CAREER awards are intended to recognize promising young faculty and support their research with five years of funding.