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Department of Computer Science
Professor Lili Qiu Named ACM Fellow
Lili Qiu, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, was recently named an Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) fellow.
![Lili Qiu in a sunlit area indoors](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/qiu_lili_2400x1350.jpeg)
Jackson School of Geosciences
Jackson School Turning Hill Country Ranch into Field Site of the Future
The White Family Outdoor Learning Center at The University of Texas at Austin is part of a planned, growing network of field sites used by...
![A live oak tree and windmill are prominent in a bucolic Texas scene as gentle clouds cross the sky.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/windmill-3-2.png)
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Newly Identified Gravitational Waves Help Pinpoint Black Hole
The scientists looking for gravitational waves reported that last year they observed four additional ripples in space-time. During about a nine-month period, scientists including UT...
![Artists rendition of two black holes about to collide in space](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/black-holes-merging830-1066.67x710.67-c-default.jpg)
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Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Microbes Gobble Greenhouse Gases and Perhaps Oil Spills, Too
They were found living in the extremely hot, deep-sea sediments located in the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California
![View of the ocean floor through a round portal](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/through-alvins-window2400x1600.jpg)
Natural Sciences Alumna Receives Distinguished Texas Exes Award
“When we think of this 2018 Distinguished Alumna, we think ‘trailblazer.’ She has spent her career focusing on delivering health care to the underserved, especially...
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas, including the Occasional Spider Web
If creepy-crawly, eight-legged types are the stuff of your Halloween fears, you might want to stop reading here.
Dave Thirumalai Awarded Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics
Davarajan Thirumalai, a professor of chemistry, received the Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics.
![Dave Thirumalai in a collared shirt smiling](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dave-thirumalai-2400x1350.png)
Visualizing Science 2018: Beauty and Inspiration in College Research
Winners of the 2018 Visualizing Science contest include images of nanomaterials, the connection between chaos and electronics and a glimpse into the aural lives of...
![A pseudocolored transmission electron micrograph of nanodroplets filled with paramagnetic metals and perfluorocarbon materials.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/vissci2018-01-1st_que_king_guo-nanodroplets-5800x3600.jpg)