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

Announcements

Meet the New Faculty Members in Natural Sciences

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Department of Computer Science

Building Industry Bridges: Computer Scientist Tackles New Role for Sony, While Leading at UT

Peter Stone, professor and head of Texas Robotics, will lead the newly established Sony AI in the United States.

Peter Stone has been tapped by Sony Corp. to head up the U.S. branch of its new global artificial intelligence research division, called Sony AI.

Announcements

UT Austin Launches Institute to Harness the Data Revolution

$1.5M award from National Science Foundation to support cross-disciplinary machine learning and data science research

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UT News

Gift to UT Austin Will Advance Programs in Biodiversity and Ecology

A generous estate gift to The University of Texas at Austin from alumna and former physician Lorraine “Casey” Stengl will have a dramatic impact on...

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UT News

Remembering Eminent UT Austin Mathematician John Tate

John Tate, who won the world’s top prize in mathematics and taught for nearly 20 years at The University of Texas at Austin where he...

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Jackson School of Geosciences

Jackson School Turning Hill Country Ranch into Field Site of the Future

The White Family Outdoor Learning Center at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a planned, growing network of field sites used by...

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Announcements

CNS Welcomes New Faculty As Fall Semester Begins

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Announcements

Remembering Joanne Ravel, UT Austin Biochemistry Professor

Ravel taught many pre-med students introductory biochemistry, supervised graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and was a role model to many.

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Announcements

UT Austin Mourns Passing of George Sudarshan, Titan of 20th Century Physics

E.C George Sudarshan made many contributions to theoretical physics, including the foundations of quantum optics and the proposal of new particles called tachyons.

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