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The UT Austin physicist was one of two scientists to win the international prize in the category of basic sciences.

UT biochemistry major Milit Patel collaborated with researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on research published in a top cancer journal.

The breakthrough could be used in a new vaccine or antibody therapy to fight mpox, the disease caused by the monkeypox virus.

The winner of a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award highlights classroom approaches linked to lasting impact.

The award-winning mathematician is also an alumna of UT Austin’s College of Natural Sciences.

The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.

This year’s 16 newcomers deepen the college’s bench in a wide range of areas, including artificial intelligence, cosmology, ecology, obesity, human relationships and materials science.

Researchers celebrate 10th anniversary of gravitational wave discovery, announce verification of a Hawking theorem.

The findings raise the possibility of new treatments for aging-related cognitive decline.

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%.