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New Gravitational Wave Catalog Reveals Black Holes of ‘All Shapes and Sizes’
In a paper published Nov. 7th on the preprint server ArXiv, the team has detected a further 35 gravitational wave events since the last catalog release in...
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Receives Field Station Designation
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has been integral for UT Austin's involvement in life sciences research.
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How a Natural Disaster Can Bring Couples Closer
A new study has implications for how to help families in the aftermath of natural disasters.
CNS Welcomes 16 New Faculty Members
See the new faces around the College of Natural Sciences.
Markert Recognized as a 2021 American Physical Society Fellow
Physicist named a 2021 APS Fellow for her research on a quark-gluon plasma that existed less than a second after the Big Bang.
Reading the Tea Leaves
Sometimes well known, simple household objects can be the best tools to use in a science experiment.
Molecular Biosciences Professor Honored for Outstanding Teaching
Janice Fischer is honored for her outstanding teaching as a professor of molecular biosciences and director of the Biology Instructional Office at UT Austin.
New Model Reveals How Chromosomes Get Packed Up
The first theoretical model of condensin, a molecular machine involved in packing and unpacking chromosomes, accurately reproduces all known experiments with just two parameters.
Grad Students at Forefront of Efforts to Create Belonging in Science
Learn about how UT Austin's College of Natural Science is working to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
Like Their Domestic Cousins, Native Bees are Hurt by Pesticides
Numerous studies have found negative impacts of agrochemicals, such as neonicotinoids, on both honey bees and native bees, and researchers like Felicity Muth and her...
