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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Announcements

Local Properties Keep Our Stars Bright with Night Sky Friendly Lighting

Village Fresh Greenhouse Grown, the Brewster County Courthouse, and Terlingua Ranch Lodge are the latest to adopt lighting that benefits astronomers and skywatchers.

A photo of the dark night sky above greenhouses in West Texas.

McDonald Observatory

UT Austin Welcomes MIT to Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium

The private research university becomes the 16th member of the international consortium advancing the GMT.

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Announcements

Meet New Faculty In the College of Natural Sciences

This year’s 16 newcomers deepen the college’s bench in a wide range of areas, including artificial intelligence, cosmology, ecology, obesity, human relationships and materials science.

Headshots of new CNS faculty

Texas Quantum Institute

Quantum Leap for STEM Graduate Training at UT

A new initiative will prepare graduate students in the rapidly evolving field of quantum science and technology.

Illustration shows how atom-thin materials enable control of individual photons of light

UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

Stengl-Wyer Endowment-supported researchers and research at UT Austin will explore life in a variety of forms and environments.

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The Oden Institute

Transforming the Use of AI in Drug Design

With support from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, molecular bioscientist Dima Kozakov joins UT.

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Announcements

UT Expands Research on AI to Support Breakthroughs in Science, Technology and the Workforce

Renewal of National Science Foundation AI support will boldly extend research and workforce development efforts.

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McDonald Observatory

Stowaway Bat Returns Home Friday, July 25

A Big Freetail bat nicknamed Hubble apparently hitched a ride from McDonald Observatory to Austin in astronomy gear.

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McDonald Observatory

Giant Magellan Telescope Advances to National Science Foundation Final Design Phase

UT Austin is on track for huge leaps forward in astronomy research capabilities as GMT progresses.

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Cockrell School of Engineering

Can AI Make Critical Communications Chips Easier to Design?

UT Austin engineers and computer scientist Adam Klivans aim to design radio frequency integrated circuits with AI.

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