News: Undergraduate Research

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

Features

Meet Graduate of Distinction and Biology Researcher Halimot Badmus

One of more than 180 graduates of distinction, she has researched all four years and seeks clues for new antibiotics.

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Accolades

Four CNS Faculty Win UT Teaching Awards

Educators in the Freshman Research Initiative and soon-to-launch School of Computing received honors.

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Accolades

Two UT Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

The pair are the latest STEM students from The University of Texas at Austin to be selected.

Fiona Romanoschi and Dhruv Pathare

Features

5 Questions with Public Health Senior Ammad Hasan

The Class of 2026 graduate works to boost heart health, with a legacy that will endure on the Forty Acres.

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Accolades

5 Questions With Senior Krithik Vishwanath

The winner of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship is triple-majoring in math, chemistry and computational engineering.

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Features

A Night at the Telescope

The Harlan J. Smith Scholars program involves astronomy undergraduates in observing on a major telescope.

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Features

UT Undergrad Uncovers Country-Specific Factors Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes

UT biochemistry major Milit Patel collaborated with researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on research published in a top cancer journal.

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Features

Biochemistry Major Tu-Quyen Dao is Integrating AI Into Healthcare

Tu-Quyen Dao, a senior biochemistry student, is studying how AI can be applied to improve healthcare.

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McDonald Observatory

Tiny Galaxy, Big Find: Black Hole Discovered in Nearby Segue 1

Students discovered a surprise in the heart of a nearby dwarf galaxy.

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UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

Stengl-Wyer Endowment-supported researchers and research at UT Austin will explore life in a variety of forms and environments.

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