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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Freshman Research Initiative Receives Higher Education Awards
The Freshman Research Initiative at the University of Texas at Austin received awards at this year's worldwide competition which attracted more than 800 submissions in...

New Faculty, New Technology to Strengthen Disease Research at UT Austin
Cryo-EM allows scientists to see with higher resolution than ever before a host of biological processes and conditions, including DNA repair, cancer and infectious disease.

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$6 Million Award from Cancer Agency Supports Bringing Researcher to UT Austin
A Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas award will underwrite the hire of a leading cancer researcher to serve as chair of the Department...

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Center for Infectious Disease Named for Dr. John Ring LaMontagne
A research center at The University of Texas at Austin will be renamed for Dr. John Ring LaMontagne, a scientist who combated infectious diseases to...

Researchers Win $2 Million Grant to Develop Atomically Thin Semiconductors
Xiaoqin Elaine Li's team could help enable bendable computer screens and wearable electronics

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Military Children Will Receive More Support for Learning Math Under Dana Center Contract
The Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin has been awarded a $12.7 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity to advance...

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Freshman Researchers Receive Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for Groundbreaking Mosquito Diagnostic Plan
Undergraduate researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are creating diagnostics to test mosquitos for blood-borne pathogens such as malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya...
