There's a Sky Above the Sky: Astronaut Scholar Teddy Hsieh Takes Aim
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Eric Anslyn Receives Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize
University of Texas at Austin chemistry professor Eric Anslyn received the Royal Society of Chemistry's 2020 Centenary Prize.
Natural Sciences Faculty Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Two faculty members from the College of Natural Sciences have received distinguished Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards totaling $1,075,000 over 5 years from the National Science Foundation.
Standing Together in the College of Natural Sciences - Updated
A message from Dean Paul Goldbart to the College of Natural Sciences community underscores the need to stand in solidarity and support one another. This post was updated on Tuesday, June 2 to include a statement from the CNS Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Meet the 30 Dean's Honored Graduates for this Year
Each year, the College of Natural Sciences bestows its highest honors for graduating seniors on a select group of students. These students, known as Dean's Honored Graduates demonstrate excellence across multiple domains, achieving not only academically but in scientific research, independent intellectual pursuits, leadership, service, entrepreneurship and community building. Below are biographies of the 30 outstanding students selected by a committee of College of Natural Sciences faculty for this distinction in 2020.
The Next 50 Years: A Model of Life on the Atomic Scale (Audio)
Can we simulate life — in all its messy complexity and at the scale of each individual atom — in a computer?
As Remote School for Texas Kids Continues, Try These STEM Learning Resources
With Texas' governor among those declaring that K-12 schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, many families and teachers are looking for resources to support learning from home. Several outreach programs in the College of Natural Sciences and at UT Austin support STEM learning from afar. Here are a few to check out.
Cancer Drug with Better Staying Power and Reduced Toxicity Shows Preclinical Promise
The drug candidate, called OxaliTEX, is made of two parts: a star-shaped molecule (blue) called texaphyrin that acts like a kind of delivery truck and a modified version of a platinum drug (red) that acts like a toxic package for cancer cells. Illustration credit: iQ Group Global.
A drug candidate has been found in preclinical trials to stop tumor growth entirely, deliver more cancer-busting power than many commonly used chemotherapy drugs and do so with fewer toxic side effects and more ability to overcome resistance.
Two UT Austin Faculty Receive Sloan Research Fellowships
Sean Roberts (left) and David Soloveichik have received Sloan Research Fellowships.
Two faculty members from the University of Texas at Austin have received 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships, which honor outstanding early-career scientists in eight fields.
Chemist Carlos Baiz Named a 2020 Cottrell Scholar
Carlos Baiz, assistant professor of chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named a 2020 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
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