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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Science & Natural History Museum
Lead Gift Establishes the Sarah and Ernest Butler Dinosaur Trackways Building
A UT museum received a generous gift to help conserve and exhibit 113-million-year-old dinosaur trackways.
Computing, Sciences, Math at UT Among Best in U.S. for Graduate Study
In 2026-2027 rankings, all UT computer science programs rank in the top 10, while math and more are in the top tier.
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Longhorns Bring Their Expertise to SXSW 2026
Peter Stone, Stella Offner and Ilya Finkelstein are among the UT faculty involved in panels at SXSW this year.
UT Austin Launches New School of Computing
New school will unite key strengths to establish a center of excellence, strengthening interdisciplinary research and preparing talent for a rapidly changing economy.
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Texas Science Festival Invites Community to Partake in the Joys of Discovery
From a talk-show themed night with science comedy to a campus-wide day for hands-on STEM exploration, the 2026 Texas Science Festival offers something for everyone.
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UT Startup To Recover Rare Earth Minerals From Industrial and e-Waste
The startup, based on work from UT chemists, puts a reusable, 3D-printed filtration platform to work.
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UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings
The University of Texas at Austin center is 1 of only 15 such centers on aging in the U.S.
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Marching Forward: How UT is Shaping the Future of Robotics
The annual Robot Parade showcases innovative research across all of Texas Robotics, including a new honors program.
Department of Computer Science
UT Austin Becomes an AI Research Powerhouse with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
The new hardware will be a game-changer to expand cutting-edge artificial intelligence research at UT Austin.
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UT Astronomer Appointed President of Organization Building World’s Most Powerful Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope consortium now includes two UT astronomers in key leadership positions.