News: Statistics and Data Sciences
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Meet the Scientists Who are New to the Faculty this Spring
More about the newest faces in the College.
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Campus Event to Celebrate Health and Science Heroes Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines
UT Austin scientists have been at the forefront of the race for coronavirus vaccines and the efforts to track and prevent its spread.
CNS Welcomes 16 New Faculty Members
See the new faces around the College of Natural Sciences.
Research on Language Learning Yields Mitchell Prize for UT Austin Statisticians
Giorgio Paulon and Abhra Sarkar researched how nonnative English speakers learned another language's tonal differences.
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System Linked to Operational Hospitals, Shorter Lockdowns, Lives Saved
A staged alert system, designed by scientists and public health officials to guide local policies, helped one city prevent hospital surges and long lockdowns.
Two CNS Faculty Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards
Laura Lashinger and Sally Ragsdale received awards recognizing the university’s educational innovators who demonstrate exceptional undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum.
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Repeated Testing for COVID-19 is Vital, Economic and Public Health Analysis Shows
Having all people in the U.S. tested on a regular, rotating basis can likely slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and the loss of...
Adapting the Frequency of COVID-19 Testing
Transmission rates and community immunity can determine when and whether to scale back testing frequency
The College Welcomed New Faculty in 2020
See the new faces at the College of Natural Sciences.
Longhorn Students, Researchers in the Pandemic Fight
Graduate and undergraduate students are jumping into research fighting the pandemic.