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School of Computing

Getting to Know Peter Stone: Curiosity, AI and the Future of Computing

The question that drives the head of UT Austin’s School of Computing.

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.

Texas Connect

UT Wine Initiative provides research opportunities for undergraduates

Students in a Freshman Research Initiative stream get experience in scientific studies of the chemistry of wine.

A pair of students in lab coats, goggles and gloves hold a pipette and look at a readout on a computer screen.

Texas Connect

Neuroscience Program Brings Live Music to Your Lunch Hour

Musical Memories concerts take place in the Norman Hackerman Building most months.

An overhead view of a man in a colorful shirt playing a grand piano

Department of Physics

We Make Them Tougher in Texas

Need electronics that can survive the harshest radiation on Earth? Texas has got y’all covered.

Three scientists working in a lab with electronics

Features

Meet Iris Schmeder, Undergraduate Frog Researcher

A chance encounter in a hallway and hands-on learning opportunities sparked her passion for research.

A woman wearing a headlamp holds a dark gray amphibian in her hand

Features

Six Lessons from a Legendary UT Science Teacher

On moving day, a veteran scientist and teacher looks back on lessons learned in the college.

A scientist and teacher sits at her desk, behind her wooden shelves overflow with papers and books

Features

5 Questions with Archer Graduate Fellow Christina Lildharrie

A Ph.D. student in neuroscience, she is exploring science, service and public policy in the nation’s capital.

A young woman stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Features

Crossing Boundaries: James Chelikowsky Reflects on Six Decades of Materials Science Discovery

The physicist and Oden Institute faculty member has been at the cutting edge of materials science for years.

A man wearing glasses sits with his hand on a table in front of a chalkboard with equations with a bookshelf nearby.

Features

UT’s Mark Raizen on Quantum Mechanics and the Future of Medicine

Researchers at Raizen’s UT lab are searching for new possibilities in health and medicine linked to quantum mechanics.

Two scientists wearing eye protection stand in a lab before some laser equipment, as one gestures at the device.

Department of Computer Science

UT Austin Villa Finishes Strong at RoboCup 2026

The award-winning robot soccer team from Texas Robotics returned were semifinalists at competition in South Korea.

Six men in Texas Robotics t-shirts stand behind a flag with the Longhorn silhouette and a pair of humanoid robots in a convention hall on an artificial soccer field.