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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Accolades

Chelikowsky Receives 2025 Hill Prize in Physical Sciences

Three UT Austin scientists and engineers received high-risk high-reward awards this year from TAMEST.

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Accolades

University of Texas Chemist Receives Presidential Early Career Award

Zachariah Page is among a select group of scientists and engineers to receive a 2025 PECASE award.

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McDonald Observatory

Newfound Galaxy Class May Indicate Early Black Hole Growth

Many galaxies known as little red dots (LRDs) appear to harbor growing supermassive black holes.

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Texas Research

Design Thinking Sparks Novel Research Among Newly Tenured Faculty

Among the UT faculty members to strike up cross-sector research partnerships are Michael Drew and Carlos Baiz.

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Research

Brain Map Clarifies Neuronal Connectivity Behind Motor Function

Scientists have traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain communicates with the spinal cord.

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McDonald Observatory

New Energy Industry Guidelines Help Protect Night Sky

The Dark for the Park Alliance released lighting guidelines for New Mexico’s oil and gas industry, which will benefit McDonald Observatory.

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Department of Computer Science

Researchers Reduce Human Effort in Robot Training

A UT Robot Perception and Learning Lab project is reshaping humanoid robot training by focusing on data generation.

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Research

Some Bacteria Evolve Like Clockwork With the Seasons

The longest natural metagenome time series ever collected reveals a startling evolutionary pattern on repeat.

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Accolades

UT Mathematician Wins 2025 AMS Moore Prize

The American Mathematical Society chose UT Austin’s Seán Keel and his co-authors for the prize, given every three years.

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Department of Computer Science

Record Number of Computer Science Undergraduates Earn Research Recognition

Prasann Singhal, Alan Baade, Lusia Mao and Yahya Sohail won recognition from the Computer Research Association.

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