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Visualizing Science 2017: Finding the Hidden Beauty in College Research
Five years ago the College of Natural Sciences began an annual tradition called Visualizing Science with the intent of finding the inherent beauty hidden within...

Cracking the Code: Why Flu Pandemics Come At the End of Flu Season
Graduate student Spencer Fox and his colleagues found strong evidence that the late timing of flu pandemics is caused by two opposing factors.

Eyewitness to a Cosmic Car Wreck
What is the sound of two neutron stars colliding over 1 billion light years away?

UT Austin and Texas A&M Scientists Seek to Turn Plant Pests into Plant Doctors
Sap-sucking pests could deliver gene therapy to plants under attack from diseases, droughts or floods

How UT Scientists Contributed to Nobel-Winning Gravitational Wave Discovery
No scientific discovery happens in isolation. See how UT Austin scientists and alumni are changing the world.

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University of Texas at Austin Alum Michael W. Young Awarded Nobel Prize
Michael W. Young, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, received his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from UT Austin and made a...

Why Poison Frogs Don’t Poison Themselves
The answer might provide clues for developing better drugs to fight pain and addiction

Scientist Battling Invincible Microbes Takes Fight to the Silver Screen
Learn about UT Austin's Bryan Davies and his research into how to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and develop new antimicrobials to fight infection.

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Victimization of Transgender Youths Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Substance Abuse
Researchers led by Stephen Russell of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences have found transgender adolescents are at greater risk for substance abuse...
