News: Human Ecology

As ballots are cast, what do younger voters — and their peers and champions — need? A scientist weighs in.

Researchers found ultra-processed foods, even diet ones, bring distinct risks for people with diabetes.

By exploiting the metabolism of cancer cells, researchers can make hard-to-treat cancers more susceptible to existing drugs.

As children grow up and leave home to begin college or work, their parents face a transformation of their own. 

Spots that are a part of The University of Texas at Austin can serve purposes for both science learning and community R&R.

Despite our hopes for technological ways to bridge connections between older adults and social partners, phone and digital contact cannot alleviate loneliness in the same...

At the start of the school year, a CNS senior shares insights with newer-to-campus peers.

A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression.

Human Development and Family Sciences faculty are leading research in a campus-wide Bridging Barriers initiative.

A Longhorn EMT and honored graduate, Arvind Subramanian looks back on lessons from his Texas Science major.