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Department of Molecular Biosciences

Zhang Named Professor of the Year

Students have selected Jessie Zhang, an associate professor of molecular biosciences, as The University of Texas at Austin's Professor of the Year.

Jessie Zhang smiling

Research

New Material Could Save Time and Money in Medical Imaging and Environmental Remediation

Chemists at UT Austin have developed a material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors for a wide range of chemicals.

Humphrey and his team are developing paper dipsticks that can quickly and cheaply identify a wide range of chemicals in an uncharacterized sample.

Features

Meet Six Incredible Women from UT Austin Science History

From the first woman mathematician inducted into the National Academy of Science to an astronomer who helped us understand how galaxies evolve, the women of...

Illustration of the six women in the article by Jenna Luecke.

Announcements

UTeach Shown to Improve Learning, Address Shortfalls

Two new reports highlight how a University of Texas at Austin-originated program is improving the STEM education landscape.

A teacher in a classroom explains a concept to a student

Research

Physicists Improve Key Component of Future Atom Microscope

Learn about how Mark Raizen and his team at UT Austin have developed the world's highest resolution atom lens.

Illustration of an atom lens

The Texas Scientist

Unlocking the Mind’s Mysteries

The brain is the most complicated object in the known universe, but as scientists are learning, it offers five important clues for understanding its wonders.

Illustration of brain by Jenna Luecke.

Podcast

Keeps Us on Our Toes

Michael Mauk is working on a "digital cerebellum" that mimics the part of the brain that helps us keep from falling. It could help make...

Robot standing on a soccer pitch preparing to kick a red ball into a net

Features

Grad Students Lead the Greatest Show in Classical Physics

Glowing electric pickles, flaming money, and flying toilet paper help the Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin teach science to non-physicists, especially...

Tess Bernard demonstrates what happens when air in a balloon is cooled in liquid nitrogen.

Research

Overuse of Antibiotics Brings Risks for Bees — and for Us

A new study suggests antibiotics could play a role in colony collapse disorder.

Honey bees on a hive with pink or green dots painted on their backs

Accolades

Professor Mike Ryan Receives Lifetime Career Award

“Mike Ryan is one of the most influential animal behaviorists working in the world today, and as such is highly deserving of this lifetime award.”

Mike Ryan