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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

The Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2024 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

UT postdocs, graduate students and faculty receive prestigious awards linked to sustainability and biodiversity.

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Texas Science YouTube

Insider Insights: Meet Chemistry Major Jonah Downs

Hear from one undergrad about how UT’s resources and events enhanced his college career.

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Features

In Robot Soccer and More, UT Students Best the Competition in Eindhoven

Among hundreds of teams from around the world competing at RoboCup 2024, UT researchers and their robots shine.

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Texas Science YouTube

Insider Insights: Meet Environmental Science and Biology Major Sierra Chadwick

Learn from one undergrad why her majors are ideal for the changing world and what advice she has for new students.

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Oden Institute

Summer School on Quantum Materials

Feliciano Guistino led a week-long workshop for graduate-level students in modern techniques for computational data science and high-performance computing.

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Texas Science YouTube

Insider Insights: Meet Human Development and Family Sciences Major Corinne Floyd

One honors students in Natural Sciences shares experiences with research in a smaller major.

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Features

What Will Extreme Weather Events Mean for Texas’s Favorite Bugs?

The answer matters for people, too, given how insects affect whole ecosystems.

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Texas Science YouTube

Insider Insights: Meet Mathematics Major Shankar Padmanabhan

Researching natural language processing and machine learning became a centerpiece for one Natural Sciences student during his time at UT.

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Features

Texas Field Station Network Catalyzes Collaborations Across Field Sites

The recently announced largest-ever gift to the college is helping to bring new research synergies.

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Features

Bridging Chemistry and Physics on the Path to New Materials

Five questions with Allen J. Bard Center for Electrochemistry director Michael Rose.

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