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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.
Loss of Picky-Eating Fishes Threatens Coral Reef Food Webs
Delicate ecosystems become more precarious as specialized hunters disappear.
Presenting the Texas Podcast Network
Today we’re doing something a little different. We’re bringing you an excerpt from another great podcast produced here at the University of Texas at Austin...
Department of Computer Science
New Materials Could Lead to Computers That Work Like the Human Brain
An interdisciplinary team of researchers are working on a radically new kind of computer called a neuromorphic computer, inspired by the human brain.
Unlocking Secrets of Some of the World’s Smallest Viruses
Scientists finally get a good look at the tiniest viruses and discover a few of their unique tricks.
