News: Human Development and Family Sciences

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

Accolades

Elizabeth Gershoff Named Director of Population Research Center

Elizabeth Gershoff of UT Austin is the director of the Population Research Center at the university ranked #1 for sociology of populations.

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Features

7 Ideas from the School of Human Ecology for Responding to COVID-19

Stephen Russell talks about how we can use the pandemic to reach greater human connection.

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Podcast

Science Amid the Social Distance

A compilation from our previous episodes that we hope will help you find some solace right now: in rediscovering life, the people we're closest with...

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Accolades

Four Natural Sciences Faculty Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards

Michael Drew, Janice Fischer, Marci Gleason and Vernita Gordon received President's Associate Teaching Excellence Awards.

Profile photos side by side of 2020 President's Associates Teaching Award winners Michael Drew, Janice Fischer, Marci Gleason and Vernita Gordon.

The Texas Scientist

20/20 Foresight

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

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Features

5 Things UT Science Tells Us About Healthy Couples

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Announcements

Meet the New Faculty Members in Natural Sciences

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Accolades

Natural Science Students and Faculty Win Graduate School Awards

Two graduate students and one faculty member were 2019 winners of professional and student awards from UT’s Graduate School.

Lisa Piccirillo, Yang Huo and Aprile Benner