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Department of Molecular Biosciences
As Cryo-EM Capabilities Expand, Cool Science at UT Gets a Boost
Support from Tito's Handmade Vodka, the U.S. Army and Judy and Henry Sauer will expand the capabilities of the campus cryo-electron microscopy facility

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UT Austin Mourns Death of World-Renowned Physicist Steven Weinberg
Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin, has died. He was 88.

Honoring the Life of Marye Anne Fox, Former VP for Research at UT Austin
Marye Anne Fox’s work has had applications in materials science, solar energy and environmental chemistry.

Bay Education Center is Fully Repaired and Reopened after Hurricane Harvey Damage
The Bay Education Center, operated by the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, a program of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, is reopening with...

Texas Astronomers Lead Major Projects in James Webb Space Telescope’s First Year
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin are set to lead some of the largest programs in the first year of NASA's James Webb...

Two Natural Sciences Undergraduates Selected as Goldwater Scholars
Briana Syed and Teddy Hsieh, have earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which honors outstanding students in STEM majors.

The College Welcomed New Faculty in 2020
See the new faces at the College of Natural Sciences.

Faculty Members Named to Professorships and Endowed Chairs
Several College of Natural Sciences faculty members have been newly appointed to special professorships and endowed chairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

New Initiative Aims to Reveal the Origins of Complex Life
There is currently a fundamental gap in the understanding of the origin of complex life, eukaryotes.

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Three UT Austin Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Astrophysicist Katherine Freese, astronomer John Kormendy and evolutionary biologist Mark Kirkpatrick of The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the National Academy...
