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Defense Research Advancement

Computer Science Professor Trains AI Through Game Theory

Computer scientists Ryan Farrel and Chandrajit Bajaj will test a novel reinforcement learning approach.

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Research

Persistent Strain of Cholera Defends Itself Against Forces of Change, Scientists Find

Unique immune component has kept one strain of cholera on top for more than 60 years.

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Defense Research Advancement

Physicists Earn Recognition for Innovative Research

Early career researchers from the Department of Physics were selected for highly competitive Department of Defense awards.

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Features

Insider Insights: Meet the Graduating Former President of Natural Sciences Council

A Longhorn EMT and honored graduate, Arvind Subramanian looks back on lessons from his Texas Science major.

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Department of Computer Science

Transforming Human-Robot Interaction Through Mood-Inducing Music

UT’s Elad Liebman and Peter Stone consider robots that understand not only our commands but also our emotional states.

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UT Provost’s Office

Natural Sciences Undergraduates Honored for Excellence with Mitchell Awards

Josíah Garza, Anirudh Sudarshan, Lars Deutz and Nirmal Patel are 2024 UT Co-op George H. Mitchell Award Recipients.

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Accolades

Celebrating the 2024 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduates

Meet the graduating seniors being recognized for excellence in research, academics and improving the community.

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Accolades

Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Neuroscientist Kristen Harris and molecular bioscientist Keiko Torii have received one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.

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Accolades

Two UT Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Chemist Eric Anslyn and molecular bioscientist Howard Ochman are among the UT faculty joining the Academy.

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Announcements

Biologist in National Academy of Sciences to Address 2024 Graduates

Nancy Moran, the acclaimed evolutionary biologist, will address College of Natural Sciences graduates on May 11.

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