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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.
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...
Nurdle Patrol Expands its Citizen Scientist Effort to Fight Plastic Pollution on Beaches
Plastic pollution in marine environments has no border, and now neither does the Nurdle Patrol.
McLellan Honored for Contributions to COVID-19 Vaccines
Jason McLellan, UT Austin molecular biosciences professor, has received the 2021 Shirley Bird Perry Longhorn Citizenship Award
Textiles and Apparel Partners with Kendra Scott for Groundbreaking Jewelry Course
A new course will give students experience in accessories design, development and merchandising.
Department of Computer Science
Bill Press Named to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Bill Press will provide scientific perspective to the White House as a member of President Biden's PCAST
Technological Leaps Help Biologists Study Quickly Changing Landscapes
Technology allows scientists to gather data where they never could before.
