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

UT News

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.

Several students and researchers in Texas Robotics t-shirts and holding controllers accompany a variety of robots walking and rolling down Speedway

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.

A man in a suit with a pin that looks like a multi-mirror telescope stands in front of a large model of the same telescope.

Texas Science & Natural History Museum

Texas Science & Natural History Museum to Debut New Paleontology Exhibit

The museum based in the College of Natural Sciences will unveil its new paleontology exhibit, Epic Encounters, in February 2026.

A tyrannosaur skull fossil in front of a window and a Texas seal inside a museum

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UT Ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Research Funded by National Science Foundation

UT ranked No. 1 among U.S. universities for conducting the most National Science Foundation-supported research.

A montage depicts supercomputers, robotics with a researcher and an ocean rig setting.

UT News

Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To Texas Quantum Institute

The announcement notes: “UT Austin is where world-changing discoveries in quantum research and development are being made.”

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

Announcements

UT Doubles Size of Powerful AI Computing Hub

Already among the most powerful AI hubs of its kind, a UT center for AI is set to have 1,000 advanced GPUs soon.

A photo of scientists observing protein structures shown on a digital display.

Texas Research

Neuroscientist among UT Faculty Working to Advance Groundbreaking Trauma Research

Robert Messing will lead a project to know how to reduce neuropathic pain after traumatic nerve injury.

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McDonald Observatory

Local Properties Keep 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.