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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Department of Computer Science
UT Austin Villa Finishes Strong at RoboCup 2026
The award-winning robot soccer team from Texas Robotics returned were semifinalists at competition in South Korea.
McDonald Observatory
Korea Partner Increases Investment in Giant Magellan Telescope
UT is helping build the largest-ever ground-based telescope, with Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.
Summer at CERN
A group of undergraduate students spent their summer at the world’s largest particle physics laboratory.