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Texas Science Students Serve the Community During the Pandemic
Undergraduates in public health, neuroscience and computer science found ways amidst the pandemic to help out their communities and fellow classmates.
Researchers Discover Genetic Mechanism Behind Scoliosis in Fish
Finding could shed light on spinal condition.
Scientists Discover Molecular Culprits Linked to Alcohol Use Disorders
Findings help explain why some people go from moderate alcohol users to dependent on alcohol.
Department of Statistics and Data Sciences
Updated: Model Forecasts When States, Cities Likely to See Peak in COVID-19 Deaths
A University of Texas at Austin model that projects COVID-19 deaths for all 50 U.S. states and dozens of metro areas using geolocation data.
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Antibodies from Llamas Could Help in Fight Against COVID-19
The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter.
The Next 50 Years: A Model of Life on the Atomic Scale
Can we simulate life — in all its messy complexity and at the scale of each individual atom — in a computer?
UT News
Three UT Austin Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Astrophysicist Katherine Freese, astronomer John Kormendy and evolutionary biologist Mark Kirkpatrick of The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the National Academy...
Spring Insects to Spot on Neighborhood Walks
With much of the world practicing social distancing, walks and other opportunities to get outdoors are the highlight of many people's days right now.
Model Predicts Which Coral Reefs Will Better Adapt to Global Warming
Climate change is causing coral reefs around the world to decline.
Brett Baker Receives Simons Award
The faculty member who helped envision a changed the tree of life received the award.
