News: Chemistry

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

Research

New Drug Has Potential to Protect Brain Cells from Traumatic Injuries

Stephen Martin and James Sahn have demonstrated that a new compound protects brain cells in mice that have been subjected to brain trauma, raising the prospects...

Illustration of the interior of the brain showing active neurons lit up

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UT Austin Chemist Wins King Faisal International Prize in Science

Allen Bard, a professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, was announced as the winner of the 2019 King Faisal International Prize...

Chemist Allen Bard in a turtleneck in front of a chalkboard with notes

Accolades

Chemistry Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Spanish Fellowship

Orhi Esarte Palomero was presented his award certificate by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.

Queen Letizia of Spain presents Orhi with his award certificate.

Accolades

Dave Thirumalai Awarded Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics

Davarajan Thirumalai, a professor of chemistry, received the Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics.

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Features

Visualizing Science 2018: Beauty and Inspiration in College Research

Winners of the 2018 Visualizing Science contest include images of nanomaterials, the connection between chaos and electronics and a glimpse into the aural lives of...

A pseudocolored transmission electron micrograph of nanodroplets filled with paramagnetic metals and perfluorocarbon materials.

Announcements

CNS Welcomes New Faculty As Fall Semester Begins

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Making Cancer’s Metabolism More Normal Blocks Drug Resistance

A new combination of existing drug reduces the size of cancerous tumors in mice much more effectively than current treatments.

The chemical structure of C1, a drug combining two active elements.

Research

Scientists Map a Complicated Ballet Performed in Our Cells

Artist rendering of how DNA is condensed into a chomosome

Announcements

Remembering Joanne Ravel, UT Austin Biochemistry Professor

Ravel taught many pre-med students introductory biochemistry, supervised graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and was a role model to many.

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