Human Ecology

Announcements

Meet the New Faculty Members in Natural Sciences

December 13, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Features

Visualizing Science 2019: Revealing Hidden Splendor in Research

October 24, 2019 • by Staff Writer

A network of gut bacteria of tadpoles from nine ponds in East Texas. Each color is a pond, and each dot is a different species of bacteria.

Accolades

Meet the 2019 Hall of Honor Inductees

October 10, 2019 • by Cason Hunwick

Three College of Natural Sciences alumni were selected for induction into the college's 2019 Hall of Honor.

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Accolades

Gershoff Named President of Psychology Society, Earns National Award

August 4, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Accolades

Natural Science Students and Faculty Win Graduate School Awards

May 3, 2019 • by Steven E. Franklin

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

Accolades

Ten Students Receive Prestigious Federal Graduate Research Awards

April 26, 2019 • by Steven E. Franklin

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...

Stephanie Valenzuela, Thao Thanh Thi Nguyen, Logan Pearce, Caitlyn McCafferty, Taha Dawoodbhoy, Ian Rambo, Hadiqa Zafar, Zoe Boundy-Singer, Griffin Glenn and Ariel Barr.

Announcements

Nutritional Scientist Named to USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee

February 22, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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UT News

Interacting With More People is Shown to Keep Older Adults More Active

February 20, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Image shows an older Black woman on the left holding hands and talking with an older White woman on the right while smiling

UT News

LGBTQ Youths Are Over-Represented, Have Poorer Outcomes in Child Welfare System

February 11, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Features

UT Scientists, Mathematicians and High Schoolers Partner for Success

December 21, 2018 • by Steven E. Franklin

Gold medalists in an astrophysics Olympic-style event, award-winners at a statewide science fair and budding genetic engineers who shared their research 2,000 miles away are...