News: Graduate Students
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Ten Students Receive Prestigious Federal Graduate Research Awards
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded prestigious graduate research awards to 48 University of Texas at Austin...
Chemistry Graduate Student Awarded Prestigious Spanish Fellowship
Orhi Esarte Palomero was presented his award certificate by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.
Everything’s Bigger in Texas, including the Occasional Spider Web
If creepy-crawly, eight-legged types are the stuff of your Halloween fears, you might want to stop reading here.
Common Weed Killer Linked to Bee Deaths
The world’s most widely used weed killer, Roundup, causes honey bees to lose some of their beneficial bacteria and are more susceptible to infection and...
Could a Digital Version of this Part of the Brain Be Coming Soon?
Michael Mauk and his team have made a discovery that adds an important detail to a computer simulation of the part of our brains called...
When Science Communication Doesn’t Get Through
Climate change, vaccinations, evolution. Scientists sometimes struggle to get their message across to non-scientists.
Cracking the Code: Why Flu Pandemics Come At the End of Flu Season
Graduate student Spencer Fox and his colleagues found strong evidence that the late timing of flu pandemics is caused by two opposing factors.
UT Austin Offers Its First Online Master’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences
The program is designed to provide a rigorous education to working professionals in nutrition or health education as they seek to advance in careers in...
Grad Students Lead the Greatest Show in Classical Physics
Glowing electric pickles, flaming money, and flying toilet paper help the Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin teach science to non-physicists, especially...
