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Amazon Awards 15 UT Graduate Students AI Ph.D. Fellowships

UT Austin had 15 Ph.D. candidates selected as fellows campus-wide, with most studying computer science.

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Oden Institute

Born Together: A New Look at Binary Stars

A new study involving astronomer Stella Offner manages to pierce the universe’s dark, hazy cosmos for a glimpse at infant stars in relationship.

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UT News

5 Questions for Dima Kozakov

Could AI be the key to curing cancer? Meet the leader of a new research team putting that question to the test.

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IC² Institute

Biochemistry Major Tu-Quyen Dao Surveyed Doctors about their Use of AI

A summer research project involved exploring the leading edge of AI in health care with physicians.

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The Oden Institute

Transforming the Use of AI in Drug Design

With support from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, molecular bioscientist Dima Kozakov joins UT.

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Announcements

UT Expands Research on AI to Support Breakthroughs in Science, Technology and the Workforce

Renewal of National Science Foundation AI support will boldly extend research and workforce development efforts.

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Research

New AI Tool Accelerates mRNA-Based Treatments for Viruses, Cancers, Genetic Disorders

UT Austin and Sanofi partner to build tool that predicts translation efficiency of mRNA sequences.

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Research

New DNA Evidence Reveals Origins of Finnish, Estonian and Hungarian Languages

The study identifies an ancestral population in Central Siberia linked to the origin of Uralic languages.

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Cockrell School of Engineering

Can AI Make Critical Communications Chips Easier to Design?

UT Austin engineers and computer scientist Adam Klivans aim to design radio frequency integrated circuits with AI.

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Research

With Evolutionary AI, Scientists Find Hidden Keys for Better Land Use

Researchers say the AI system can lead to better decision-making around a wide range of complex policy choices.

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