Marine Science

Jessica O’Connell Connects Ecology Research with Local Conservation Efforts

February 8, 2021 • by Amanda Figueroa-Nieves

Learn about Jessica O'Connell's decision to join UT Austin's Department of Marine Science and what her research focuses on.

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Announcements

The College Welcomed New Faculty in 2020

December 22, 2020 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

See the new faces at the College of Natural Sciences.

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Accolades

Brett Baker Receives Simons Award

April 13, 2020 • by Staff Writer

The faculty member who helped envision a changed the tree of life received the award.

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Podcast

Science Amid the Social Distance

March 27, 2020 • by Marc Airhart

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...

UT News

The Nurdle Patrol Wages War on Plastic Pellets, With Boost from Lawsuit Settlement

December 3, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Plastic pollution has contaminated every continent on Earth, and some of the smallest plastic particles, called nurdles, are among the most insidious.

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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.

Features

5 Ways UT Science is Fighting Back on Microplastics

September 19, 2019 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Features

Decoding a Drop of Water to Understand Life on the Texas Coast

June 10, 2019 • by Staff Writer

You can swim, but you can't hide.

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Features

UT Marine Science Institute Teams with SeaWorld San Antonio

May 19, 2019 • by Staff Writer

When SeaWorld San Antonio unveiled and opened Turtle Reef™, featuring non-releasable sea turtles in a first-of-its-kind habitat, part of the focus was on its partnership...

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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...