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

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Researchers Discover New Way to Split and Sum Photons with Silicon

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Artificial Intelligence System Gives Fashion Advice

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A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge

Juan Sequeda and his advisor, professor Daniel Miranker, invented a new way to transform key data into a form that is easier to analyze.

Juan Sequeda and Daniel Miranker launched Capsenta, a start-up based on their research at the University of Texas at Austin which was recently acquired by data.world.

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Corwin Zigler Uses Statistics to Link Air Pollution to Health Impacts

Meet Corwin Zigler and his research on how changes in air pollution regulations impact people's health, and his decision to join UT Austin's Department of...

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Newly Discovered Giant Planet Slingshots Around its Star

Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory, along with colleagues at Caltech and elsewhere, have discovered a planet three times the mass...

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Texas Organization Donates Millions to UT Austin Cancer-Fighting Research

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Kami Hull Seeks to Make Drugs Faster with Less Waste

Learn about Kami Hull's work as an organic chemist and how she won a prestigious Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry.

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When Research and Education Cross-Pollinate

Freshmen learn how to do research while increasing our understanding of biodiversity

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