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Accolades

Three UT Mathematicians Featured at Leading International Conference

At the International Congress of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin was well represented.

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Department of Chemistry

Chemist Michael Krische Receives Akira Suzuki Award

The award recognizes outstanding research and development in chemical reactions within the field of experimental chemistry.

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Marine Science Institute

How Invasive Rats Rewire Coral Reef Food Webs Creating Winners and Losers

Simon Brandl and colleagues found that rats on islands alter the types and abundances of animals living on surrounding coral reefs.

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Research

Those Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves? More than 80% Are Ultraprocessed

UT nutritional scientists found that nearly half of the foods exceeded recommended sugar, sodium, fat or calories.

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Research

Teens who Start the Day with Breakfast, Especially Foods with Protein, Eat Better Overall

Teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it.

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Announcements

Computer Scientist Selected for Department of Energy’s New AI-for-Science ‘Genesis Mission’ Award

Volkan Isler, professor of computer science, is among those who will lead UT teams working to harness AI for research.

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Research

One Idea, Two Cosmic Mysteries: Linking Little Red Dots and Globular Clusters

In a preprint publication, John Chisholm and colleagues find that LRDs may be an early form of global cluster.

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Features

Crossing Boundaries: James Chelikowsky Reflects on Six Decades of Materials Science Discovery

The physicist and Oden Institute faculty member has been at the cutting edge of materials science for years.

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Research

Publishing in a Leading Journal as Undergraduates

Three undergraduate researchers published with a team in Nature, shedding new light on a microbe and its host.

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Features

UT’s Mark Raizen on Quantum Mechanics and the Future of Medicine

Researchers at Raizen’s UT lab are searching for new possibilities in health and medicine linked to quantum mechanics.

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