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School of Computing
The Long View: New Study Explores a Decade of AI Going Mainstream
As the third AI100 report launches, Peter Stone reflects on the state of artificial intelligence research and implementation.
UT News
5 Questions About Dark Matter — the Universe’s Biggest Mystery
Katherine Freese shares what we know (and don’t) about the invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
Now 50 Years Old, One of the World’s Most Diverse Collections of Organisms Lives On at UT
David Nobles Jr., curator of the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae, looks back and explains why algae matter in research.
UT News
Moonshot Funding for Dementia
Karen Fingerman, director of the Texas Institute on Dementia, Aging and Longevity, looks ahead to a new era of aging and dementia research.
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.
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.
Texas Connect
Neuroscience Program Brings Live Music to Your Lunch Hour
Musical Memories concerts take place in the Norman Hackerman Building most months.
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.
Meet Iris Schmeder, Undergraduate Frog Researcher
A chance encounter in a hallway and hands-on learning opportunities sparked her passion for research.
Six Lessons from a Legendary UT Science Teacher
On moving day, a veteran scientist and teacher looks back on lessons learned in the college.