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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.
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.
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.
Summer at CERN
A group of undergraduate students spent their summer at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.
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.