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Research

James Webb Space Telescope Images Challenge Theories of How Universe Evolved

Hefty young galaxies defy the reigning model of cosmology, called "dark energy + cold dark matter" or ΛCDM.

Six candidate galaxies

Accolades

Jason McLellan Receives Inaugural Award To Recognize Research Impact

A biologist at UT Austin who played a key role in the development of COVID-19 and RSV vaccines has received honors for the far-reaching impact...

Jason McLellan stands with hands in pockets in front of Norman Hackerman Building's glass walls as other campus buildings and foliage appear in the reflection behind him

Accolades

NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships to 23 UT Natural Sciences Students

Dozens of graduate and undergraduate students of UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences were honored this year by the National Science Foundation.

Graduate students sit and stand in rows in a library setting

Accolades

Mathematics’ Highest Prize Awarded to Luis A. Caffarelli

He is the first Latin American mathematician to receive the award and the second since 2019 from UT Austin.

Luis Caffarelli in a collared shirt standing in an outdoor courtyard on the UT Austin campus

Features

UT Austin a Key Player in Science’s Hottest Research Areas for 2023

Researchers at UT Austin are involved in some of the most exciting areas of science and driving groundbreaking discoveries and technologies that impact our world.

Individuals looking at a display of outer space

Research

Hobby-Eberly Telescope Reveals Galaxy Gold Mine in First Large Survey

Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens.

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope is lit from within at dusk as clouds loom in the background

Research

Urban Gardens Are Good for Ecosystems and Humans

Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem.

urban garden featuring plants and raised beds

UT News

AI Master’s Program Launches With Ability to Serve Thousands

UT Austin is establishing a new online master’s program in artificial intelligence with the potential to bring thousands of new students into the field.

A student sips from a mug while watching AI instructors on a computer monitor

Research

More Charge Acceptors aren’t Necessarily Better for Solar Cells

Adding charge acceptors can slow electron transfer in some light-activated materials.

solar panels

Research

How a CRISPR Protein Might Yield New Tests for Many Viruses

It might enable inexpensive, highly sensitive at-home diagnostic tests for COVID-19, influenza, Ebola and more.

A protein holds open the two strands of a DNA double helix