News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Computer Science
Bill Press Named to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Bill Press will provide scientific perspective to the White House as a member of President Biden's PCAST
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Natural Sciences Researchers Win President’s Award for Global Learning
A team with two CNS undergraduates of UT Austin were involved with research about the relationship between undergraduates' mental health and their social support networks...
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Three Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
UT Austin assistant professors in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Chemistry have been selected for NSF CAREER awards.
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Research on Language Learning Yields Mitchell Prize for UT Austin Statisticians
Giorgio Paulon and Abhra Sarkar researched how nonnative English speakers learned another language's tonal differences.
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Department of Molecular BIosciences
Jason McLellan Named Texas Inventor of the Year
For his role in biomedical research linked to the development of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, the professor of molecular biosciences won the award given...
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Biologist Awarded Radcliffe and Guggenheim Fellowships
Steven Phelps will research how and why animals form attachments as part of a book project focused on the biology of intimacy.
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Two CNS Faculty Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards
Laura Lashinger and Sally Ragsdale received awards recognizing the university’s educational innovators who demonstrate exceptional undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum.
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UT News
Jonathan Sessler Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Chemist Jonathan L. Sessler of The University of Texas at Austin has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the country’s most prestigious scientific...
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Mathematician Receives Jean Holloway Award for Excellence in Teaching
Amanda Hager was recognized for demonstrating "a warm spirit, a concern for society and the individual, and the ability to impart knowledge while challenging students...
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