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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
“AI for the Rest of Us” Brings Expert Conversations on Artificial Intelligence to UT Community
All summer, University experts will offer up key lessons about AI.
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Texas Field Station Network Catalyzes Collaborations Across Field Sites
The recently announced largest-ever gift to the college is helping to bring new research synergies.
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Bridging Chemistry and Physics on the Path to New Materials
Five questions with Center for Electrochemistry director Michael Rose.
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Improved Method for Estimating the Hubble Constant with Gravitational Waves
There’s a big debate in cosmology about how fast the universe is currently expanding.
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NSF Funded Expedition Project Uses AI to Rethink Computer Operating Systems
Aditya Akella leads the project that aims to boost performance of OSes and help enable assistant robots, autonomous vehicles and smart cities.
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McDonald Observatory
Galaxies Actively Forming in Early Universe Caught Feeding on Cold Gas
James Webb Space Telescope images reveal three galaxies that may be actively forming when the universe was only 400 to 600 million years old.
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Transitioning Gender Identities Is Not Linked With Depression
A landmark longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ youths has found that transitioning gender identities is not associated with depression.
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Whole Communities — Whole Health
Faculty Collaborations Awarded 'Fast Track to Impact' Support
Human Development and Family Sciences faculty are leading research in a campus-wide Bridging Barriers initiative.
![A child's sense of neighborhood cohesion could impact their cognitive health later in life.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2-neighborhood-cohesion.jpg)
Department of Computer Science
Computer Scientist Honored for Teaching Excellence
Professor Calvin Lin has won the prestigious Minnie Stevens Piper Teaching Award.
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NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships and Honors to Natural Sciences Students
Dozens of College of Natural Science students received recognition through the National Science Foundation program.
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