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From Introvert to Innovator
A biotech startup. A big journal publication. Research lab friendships. This Texas Science grad fit it all in.
Science vs. Screwworms: How UT Research Inspired Our Best Weapon
Key to earlier eradications of the threat was a University of Texas discovery that’s still proving useful today.
Department of Computer Science
On the Road to RoboCup 2026 with UT Austin Villa
The award-winning robot soccer team from Texas Robotics is heading to South Korea to compete in RoboCup 2026.
Can This Scientist’s Proposal Save Coral Reefs in Our Hemisphere?
Evolutionary expert Misha Matz makes a splash with a controversial proposal that could save Caribbean coral reefs.
Oden Institute
A Match Made in the Cosmos
Thanks to the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI), astronomy and AI are solving each other’s problems.
Meet Graduate of Distinction and Biology Researcher Halimot Badmus
One of more than 180 graduates of distinction, she has researched all four years and seeks clues for new antibiotics.
A Formula for Promoting Student STEM Success
James Álvarez is a new college administrator and alum overseeing work to create effective pathways into STEM.
UT News
5 Questions for Edoardo Baldini
The award-winning physicist discusses his quantum materials research, what inspires his work and how it could impact the future.
Find Science and STEM Camps and Summer Offerings from UT Austin
Each year, programs at UT have offerings for high schoolers and school children with an interest in science and technology.
UT News
Inside the Tower’s Herbarium
The Billy L. Turner Plant Resources Center, a research collection, holds a vast array of Texas specimens.