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5 Questions With Senior Krithik Vishwanath
Triple-majoring in math, chemistry and computational engineering, he won the prestigious Churchill Scholarship.
A Secret Weapon from Salmonella Could Help Us Maintain Healthier Microbiomes
The discovery could also lend itself to the development of future antibacterial therapies.
Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer
The finding suggests other chemo drugs, too, may be making cancer cells cause a surprising immune-system reaction.
Rooted in Nature: A Bio-Inspired Strategy Using Bacteria to Enhance Plant Fitness
A biologist takes inspiration from fungus-growing ants in his research with microbes that grow on roots in soil.
Visualizing Science Contest Winners for 2026 Span Disciplines
Top-prize image highlights a vital player in the central nervous system.
A Night at the Telescope
The Harlan J. Smith Scholars program involves astronomy undergraduates in observing on a major telescope.
UT News
Longhorns Bring Their Expertise to SXSW 2026
Peter Stone, Stella Offner and Ilya Finkelstein are among the UT faculty involved in panels at SXSW this year.
McDonald Observatory
A Sea of Light: HETDEX Astronomers Reveal Hidden Structures in the Young Universe
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment researchers have made a record-setting 3D map of the early universe.
Texas AI
Robots at Your Service in the Open World
Joydeep Biswas of UT Computer Science and Good Systems focuses on the role of service robots in busy environments.
A Step Towards Needed Treatments for Hantaviruses in New Molecular Map
An innovative imaging technique enabled dramatically higher resolution structures than previous efforts.