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Department of Molecular Biosciences
Dan Leahy Selected as Fellow of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology selected Molecular Bioscience Professor Daniel Leahy for the honor.
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COVID Forecasting Method Shown to Reliably Guide U.S. Cities Through Pandemic Threats
Using cellphone mobility data and COVID-19 hospital admissions data, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have reliably forecast regional hospital demands for almost...
Meet the Scientists Who are New to the Faculty this Spring
More about the newest faces in the College.
Department of Computer Science
Waters Named ACM Fellow by the Association for Computing Machinery
The award goes only to highly distinguished computer scientists representing the top 1% of ACM members.
Frog Pandemic
Frogs are also struggling through their own pandemic that has several eerie parallels with COVID-19.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Keiko Torii Receives Asahi Prize
University of Texas at Austin professor of molecular biosciences Keiko Torii has won the Asahi Prize from the Asahi Shimbun Foundation in recognition of "her...
Getting Math and Physics on the Same Page
Mathematicians are working to bring quantum field theory (QFT) into mainstream mathematics.
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David Vanden Bout Appointed Dean of the College of Natural Sciences
Vanden Bout has served in top College of Natural Sciences leadership posts since 2014, both as associate dean for undergraduate education and, since 2018, as...
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Sodium-based Material Yields Stable Alternative to Lithium-ion Batteries
A new sodium-based battery material is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a lithium-ion battery and might deliver more energy than current battery...
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Potential New Gene Editing Tools Uncovered
New research dramatically expands the number of naturally occurring versions of CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs), giving researchers a wealth of potential new tools for large-scale gene...