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

Announcements

Museum Announces Conservation of 113-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Trackways

The museum will also build a 2,000-square-foot building to house the conserved dinosaur tracks.

artist rendering of proposed dinosaur trackways building

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Science and STEM Camps at UT Austin this Summer

UT Austin has a wide range of offerings for young people interested in exploring technology and science learning this summer.

A group of children and college students wearing aprons pose for a group photo behind a table with freshly chopped peppers along with other fruits and vegetables.

Features

EdEN Lab Serves Up Nutrition With a Side of Fun

More than 10,000 students and 500 teachers have benefited from school garden projects led by UT nutrition experts.

A school garden with thriving vegetable plants surrounded by short cider block wall in bright colors

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Texas Science Festival-Goers to Enjoy Fusion of Curiosity and Discovery

The University of Texas at Austin will host the science-themed, STEAM-inspired festival from Feb. 21-March 6.

Playful graphics evoke multiple themes in science from astronomy to cellular life in a graphic with the words Texas Science Festival 2025

Features

Catch Up on All Things Artificial Intelligence-Inspired at AI LIVE

This week brings dozens of AI learning opportunities, spanning six tracks, from research to health to ethics.

AI LIVE appears against a burnt orange haze over the University of Texas at Austin campus surrounded by squares representing pixels.

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Trick or Treat: Spooky Science to Give You a Scare

Halloween is a good season to treat yourself to some thrilling discoveries from scientists at UT Austin.

Hundreds of bats fly together, marring a backdrop of trees and a sunset.

Announcements

Texas Science & Natural History Museum Celebrates Record Attendance in its First Year Since Reopening

The on-campus museum also has opened its newest temporary exhibit, featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest optical telescope in North America.

A dark room has museum-quality installations on its wall that read, "Big Eye on Dark Skies: Hobby-Eberly Telescope" near a 3D spherical telescope replica.

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Take a Tour of UT Through the Lens of Science

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

A turtle rests on a cement wall near a pond with the UT Tower reflected in the water.

UT News

UT and U.S. Army Researchers Replicate Real-life Tech Lab for Summer Camp Students

A STEM enrichment camp at UT Austin recently connected middle school students with tech mentors.

Young students watch a demonstration

Announcements

Texas Memorial Museum is Now Texas Science and Natural History Museum

The museum will reopen in September 2023 with offerings for all ages.

Photo of a limestone art deco building with three tall arched windows. Texas Memorial Museum. Texas Science and Natural History Museum.