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Coal Power Killed Half a Million People in U.S. over Two Decades
Deaths from coal were highest in 1999, but by 2020 decreased by about 95%, as coal plants have installed scrubbers or shut down.
Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations
Bacteria use iron levels to store memories and pass them on to later generations, scientists have found.
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Meet a Graduate Student at the Nexus Point of Gravitational Wave Discovery
A Texas Science video series profiles student researchers, including physics graduate student Snehal Tibrewal.
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UT Celebrates the Life of Jim Vick
The University of Texas at Austin is mourning the death of the late vice president for student affairs and legendary mathematics professor emeritus.
Turtle Pond Offers Research Site for Undergraduates
A new long-running project allows undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience with ecological research in the heart of the UT Austin campus.
Chemist’s Innovation Spurs Drugs that Hang on Through Thick and Thin
The newly launched Hyku Biosciences provides a platform for covalent drug development which may be a better approach for treating diseases like cancer.
CNS Welcomes New Faculty for the 23-24 Academic Year
Meet the newest tenured and tenure-track members of the College of Natural Sciences faculty.
Researchers Find a New Avenue to Combat Biofilm Threat
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions have unlocked a clue about how bacteria form biofilms.
Peering Inside a Quantum Computer Creates New Phases of Information
Physicist Matteo Ippoliti helped explore how measurements can alter information states in an innovation created by Google.
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Two Members of Natural Sciences Named to UT Austin’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Ruth Buskirk and Michael Marder are among the 2023 inductees to The University of Texas at Austin’s prestigious Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
