News: Alumni
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Texas Science Festival Inspires Texans to Delve into Discovery
Go deep in the heart of science this month and next.
Maggie Miller Receives Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize
UT Austin alumna Maggie Miller, whose research focuses on geometric topology in three to five dimensions, was awarded a prize recognizing women in mathematics.
12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of this Year
Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.
Meet the 2019 Hall of Honor Inductees
Three College of Natural Sciences alumni were selected for induction into the college's 2019 Hall of Honor.
Department of Computer Science
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.
Alma Solis’s Research Helps Protect Farms from Pests and Control Invasive Plants
Field trips to a biological station in a cloud forest in northeastern Mexico sparked her interest in biology
Alumnus Eric Berger Reflects on the Joys of Science Communication
Meet Eric Berger (B.S. Astronomy, '95), Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and Editor at Space City Weather.
Natural Sciences Alumna Receives Distinguished Texas Exes Award
“When we think of this 2018 Distinguished Alumna, we think ‘trailblazer.’ She has spent her career focusing on delivering health care to the underserved, especially...
Department of Molecular Biosciences
UT Austin Alum James Allison Awarded Nobel Prize
James P. Allison, a world-renowned pioneer of cancer immunotherapy, has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine jointly with Tasuku Honjo.
