News: Integrative Biology

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

UT News

Student Researchers Gain Hands-On Experience in UT’s Turtle Pond

Since 2022, students have recorded data on the turtles on UT’s campus, and they recently published their research.

A student wearing protective gloves takes notes in a notebook, while another student also in gloves holds a turtle.

Features

Meet Iris Schmeder, Undergraduate Frog Researcher

A chance encounter in a hallway and hands-on learning opportunities sparked her passion for research.

A woman wearing a headlamp holds a dark gray amphibian in her hand

Texas Global

Tim Keitt Receives a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

Using autonomous sensors, he and collaborators will track how biodiversity changes in Ecuador across space and time.

A nature scene in Ecuador shows a lake, trees and the Andes mountains. Used under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 2.0 license. Credit: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador.

Research

Publishing in a Leading Journal as Undergraduates

Three undergraduate researchers published with a team in Nature, shedding new light on a microbe and its host.

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Features

Science vs. Screwworms: How UT Research Inspired Our Best Weapon

Key to earlier eradications of the threat was a University of Texas discovery that’s still proving useful today.

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Features

Can This Scientist’s Proposal Save Coral Reefs in Our Hemisphere?

Evolutionary expert Misha Matz makes a splash with a controversial proposal that could save Caribbean coral reefs.

A man stands in a large greenhouse next to a large tank of water containing coral

Accolades

Natural Sciences Students and Faculty Win UT Co-Op Awards

Outstanding undergraduates, graduate students and faculty were honored for achievements in research, teaching and mentoring.

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UT News

Inside the Tower’s Herbarium

The Billy L. Turner Plant Resources Center, a research collection, holds a vast array of Texas specimens.

Pressed plant specimens of a bluebonnet and Indian paintbrush with their scientific labels

Accolades

Three CNS Faculty Receive UT President’s Associates Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

John Chisholm, Jonathan Perry and Ann Thijs were recognized for their commitment to curricular reform and educational innovation.

Portraits of three scientists

Research

New Model Shows How Behavioral Flexibility Affects Animal Evolution

Animals able to change behaviors but slow to evolve might fare better than previously thought amid climate change.

A squirrel leans over a natural pool of water to take a sip