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UT and U.S. Army Researchers Replicate Real-life Tech Lab for Summer Camp Students
A STEM enrichment camp at UT Austin recently connected middle school students with tech mentors.
Astronomers Confirm Maisie’s Galaxy is Among Earliest Ever Observed
Detected with the James Webb Space Telescope, Maisie’s galaxy was observed 390 million years after the Big Bang.
New “Essentials of AI” Course Launches This Fall
The Department of Computer Science and the Good Systems program present a one semester-credit-hour course titled “Essentials of AI for Life and Society.”
Female Butterflies See UV Light Thanks to a Gene Hiding in an Unusual Place
In some species, female and male butterflies apparently perceive colors differently.
Tropical Trees Use Social Distancing to Maintain Biodiversity
Researchers discovered that adult trees in a Panamanian forest are three times as distant from trees of their species as would be predicted.
Dopamine Controls Movement, Not Just Rewards
New study finds dopamine neurons are more diverse than previously thought, with implications for Parkinson's disease.
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New Materials That Could Transform Our Lives Are in the Works at UT Austin
The Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials received new funding for materials research from the National Science Foundation.
Some Frogs Use Toxins to Deter Predators, but Evolution Doesn’t Supply Free Lunch
Poison frogs are able to withstand a toxin which they use to deter predators, but not without a cost.
Genes That Shape Bones Identified, Offering Clues About Our Past and Future
An application of AI to medical imaging datasets has revealed genetics of the skeletal form for the first time.
Relationships Between Temperature and Animals’ Sizes Has Been Clarified
The new research offers important insights about how animals, particularly birds, may adapt to the rapid rise in temperatures driven by global climate change
