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How to Best Support LGTBQ Youth, According to Science
Simple steps adults can take to support the young people around them.
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Holy Bat Memory! Frog-Eating Bats Remember Ringtones Years Later
Frog-eating bats trained to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat remembered what they learned for up to four years in the wild.
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Attackers Can Syphon Crypto Keys with Newly Discovered Attack
Hertzbleed takes advantage of a thermostat-like mechanism that processors use to run programs as quickly as possible without overheating
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Devleena Samanta Invents Ways to Detect Molecules in Living Cells
Learn more about Devleena Samanta's decision to join UT Austin's Department of Chemistry in fall 2021 and what her research focuses on.
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Jason McLellan Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists
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Legacy of Colonialism Influences Science in the Caribbean
An international collaboration of researchers shows how the legacy of colonialism remains deeply entrenched within scientific practice across the Caribbean.
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How Electric Fish Were Able to Evolve Electric Organs
How small genetic changes enabled electric fish to evolve electric organs.
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Assistant Professor Lief Fenno is Developing New Tools to Treat Addiction
Neuroscientist Lief Fenno of UT Austin partakes in research which advances the understanding of addiction and how it can be treated.
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Undergraduate Research Played Role in Paper Tied to Early Career Award
UT Austin alumni involved in Freshman Research Initiative Labs during their time at UT later contributed to a paper that the Journal of Coordination Chemistry singled out...
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Living Laboratories: Field Stations Offer Opportunities for Real-World Science
A network of field stations helps scientists understand invasive species, climate change impacts and search for potential green fuels.
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