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Caroline Morley Receives Annie Jump Cannon Award
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) selected Morley for outstanding research and promise for future research.
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Researchers Say Spread of Coronavirus Extends Far Beyond China’s Quarantine Zone
Virus likely spread beyond Wuhan before quarantines and lockdowns.
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Bacteria Engineered to Protect Bees from Pests and Pathogens
Genetically engineered strains of bacteria protect bees from mites and viruses that can lead to colony collapse.
Texas Master’s in Nutritional Sciences Online Embarks on a New Partnership
UT Austin's Department of Nutritional Sciences determined it would partner with edX in offering an online master's program.
Discovering a Genetic Mechanism that Affects Birth Defects, Some Cancers
Steven Vokes has studied the related Hedgehog signaling pathway for much of his career.
Allan MacDonald Wins Wolf Prize in Physics
UT Austin's Allan MacDonald has received the 2020 Wolf Prize which is generally considered the most prestigious award in physics other than the Nobel Prize.
The Next 50 Years: A Global Census of Life
Biologist David Hillis aims to discover the 80 percent of species on Earth that scientists know nothing about in the next few decades.
12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of this Year
Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.
Twin Astronomer Probes ‘DNA’ of Twin Stars to Reveal Family History of Milky Way
Twin stars appear to share chemical "DNA" that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research by astronomer...
