News: Features
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Visualizing Science 2016: Beautiful Images From Researchers in CNS
As part of an ongoing tradition, this past spring we invited faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us...
![A simulation of subsurface waves crashing.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/vissci2016-01-1st_allshouse_0.jpg)
Cancer-Fighting Faculty Member and Alum Made Key Strides for Patients
HER2 breast cancer met its match when a faculty member and industry scientist and alumna of The University of Texas at Austin made contributions working...
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A Peek Into the Minds of Award-Winning Educators
The College of Natural Sciences is currently celebrating Discovery Education Week to promote and discuss science education throughout the college.
![Fatima Fakhreddine, Calvin Lin and Theresa O'Halloran](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/coverfatimacalvinterry-700.jpg)
The Unexpected Journey of a Veteran Student and Astronomer
The educational journey of one exceptional student has taken her from translating Arabic in the Air Force to learning the secrets of the stars.
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Graduate Students Ensure Science Under the Stars Shines Bright
The free, monthly public lecture series was founded and is run completely by students in the Plant Biology and Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) graduate...
![A mother and child attend Science Under the Stars.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/20151210-_017a_scienceunderstars.jpg)
Physics Alum a Lead on Gravitational Waves Discovery
UT Austin alumnus David Reitze talks about an event that happened in September or more than a billion years ago, depending on how you look...
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Testing General Relativity
Scientists from UT Austin once traveled to the Sahara Desert to observe a rare eclipse and used computers to model ripples in space and time...
![A man stands on a ladder outside a white hut in the desert](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mauritania-observatory2400x1350.jpg)
Can General Relativity, at 100, Withstand Some Holes?
Answering some of the biggest questions in astrophysics—for example, about black holes and the origin of the universe—might require overhauling general relativity.
![Illustration of a black hole](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/black-hole-outflows2400x1350.jpg)
Three of a Kind: Triplets Tackle Pre-Health Degrees Together
Amira, Amier, and Layla Haidar plan to go into healthcare after they graduate
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