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2024 Hamilton Book Award Grand Prize Goes to David Hillis for Homage to Texas Hill Country’s Biological Diversity

The Biodiversity Center director penned “Armadillos to Ziziphus,” a celebration of life in the Texas Hill Country.

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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.

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Computer Science Professor Receives Regents’ Recognition for Outstanding Teaching

Etienne Vouga, a computer science professor at UT Austin, has received a 2024 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.

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Insider Insights: Meet Statistics & Data Science Major Parul Gupta

From organizing hackathons to tackling big data sets, one student finds inspiration in the college’s newest major.

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Podcast

AI for the Rest of Us

Check out all the episodes of UT Austin's hit podcast about artificial intelligence.

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Live Show: AI + Energy

In our latest podcast, a panel of experts discuss the huge energy demands of AI and, on the flip side, how AI might make our...

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Five Years Strong, UT’s Online Master’s Programs Shape the Next Generation in Computer and Data Science

Across three degrees, the online computing master's offerings now serve about a third of UT's graduate students.

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Elections are an Opportunity for Young People and for the People who Care about Them

As ballots are cast, what do younger voters — and their peers and champions — need? A scientist weighs in.

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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.

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Preparing for Future Outbreaks, Experts Use Disease Simulation Exercise

Public health officials and researchers gathered this month for a gamified version of an outbreak investigation.

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