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UT and U.S. Army Researchers Replicate Real-life Tech Lab for Summer Camp Students
A STEM enrichment camp at UT Austin recently connected middle school students with tech mentors.
![Young students watch a demonstration](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dsc01132-scaled-2400x1600.jpeg)
Astronomers Confirm Maisie’s Galaxy is Among Earliest Ever Observed
Detected with the James Webb Space Telescope, Maisie’s galaxy was observed 390 million years after the Big Bang.
![An orange-red blob in the center of a black background](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/flight-to-maisies-1200x800.png)
New “Essentials of AI” Course Launches This Fall
The Department of Computer Science and the Good Systems program present a one semester-credit-hour course titled “Essentials of AI for Life and Society.”
![White letters spell AI with bands of color surrounding](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2-ai-course-2023-option1.jpg)
Female Butterflies See UV Light Thanks to a Gene Hiding in an Unusual Place
In some species, female and male butterflies apparently perceive colors differently.
![A butterfly with black and white striped wings](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/heliconius-1200x800.jpg)
Tropical Trees Use Social Distancing to Maintain Biodiversity
Researchers discovered that adult trees in a Panamanian forest are three times as distant from trees of their species as would be predicted.
![An aerial shot of a forest shows species of trees clustered together near a river](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2_-_dipteryx_oleifera_-_christian_ziegler70.jpeg)
Dopamine Controls Movement, Not Just Rewards
New study finds dopamine neurons are more diverse than previously thought, with implications for Parkinson's disease.
![Microscope image of cells with blue and red regions](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dombeck-anxa-1200x800.jpg)
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New Materials That Could Transform Our Lives Are in the Works at UT Austin
The Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials received new funding for materials research from the National Science Foundation.
![A person in a white full body clean room suit peers into a microscope](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/2023-ece-mrsec-333-3x2.png)
Some Frogs Use Toxins to Deter Predators, but Evolution Doesn’t Supply Free Lunch
Poison frogs are able to withstand a toxin which they use to deter predators, but not without a cost.
![Anthony’s poison frog (Epipedobates anthonyi). CREDIT: David Cannatella](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/poison_frog_teaser_image.jpeg)
Genes That Shape Bones Identified, Offering Clues About Our Past and Future
An application of AI to medical imaging datasets has revealed genetics of the skeletal form for the first time.
![Image of human skeleton imposed over DNA double helix](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/skeletalai-thumbnail.jpg)
Relationships Between Temperature and Animals’ Sizes Has Been Clarified
The new research offers important insights about how animals, particularly birds, may adapt to the rapid rise in temperatures driven by global climate change
![Imaging showing bird species and where they fall on the temperature gradient](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/birds-thumbnail.jpg)