News: Undergraduate Research
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate Research Aims to Harness the Power of Mealworms to Degrade Plastic
Undergraduates at the UT Austin Inventors Program are exploring how mealworms, and the microbes in their guts, can naturally degrade household plastics.
Longhorn Students, Researchers in the Pandemic Fight
Graduate and undergraduate students are jumping into research fighting the pandemic.
A UT Austin Spin-Out Beats the Odds, Turning Data into Knowledge
Juan Sequeda and his advisor, professor Daniel Miranker, invented a new way to transform key data into a form that is easier to analyze.
5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Four Years of Undergrad Research
We asked graduating seniors from across the college to share their best tips for research success.
Undergraduate-Led Team Discovers Two New Planets Using Artificial Intelligence
Undergraduate astronomy student Anne Dattilo and colleagues used artificial intelligence to discover two exoplanets in data collected by the Kepler space telescope.
The Texas Scientist
The Mating Game
Across the animal kingdom, males and females of the same species are often locked in an evolutionary battle of the sexes.
Undergraduate Experiences in Freshman Research Initiative Deliver Lasting Benefits
A new study finds that the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) experience translates to higher earnings for participants later on.
Alumnus Helped Usher in Age of Personal Computing and Guide Lunar Astronauts Home
Bob O'Rear said his time in graduate school on the Forty Acres made a huge mark on his career for introducing him to astrophysics and...
