Two Molecular Biologists Receive Early Career Research Awards
Two new UT Austin assistant professors in the Department of Molecular Biosciences have each been awarded highly competitive early career research awards.
Two new UT Austin assistant professors in the Department of Molecular Biosciences have each been awarded highly competitive early career research awards.
FORT DAVIS, Texas — A new 1-meter telescope is coming to The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory in the next two years. The Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) global network is expanding, and will build a second 1-meter telescope at McDonald.
Amid the national debate about the lack of women in science, experts often cite the need for more female role models to inspire a new generation. Today, there are signs that the public face of science is changing. In Austin, among the vanguard are young women scientists.
Bryan Davies is an assistant professor in molecular biosciences and biotechnologist at the University of Texas at Austin, leading research into how to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria and develop new antimicrobials to fight infection.
To understand how billions of neurons work together to guide decision-making in a single brain, twenty-one laboratories will join forces under the umbrella of the newly-formed International Brain Laboratory (IBL) to conduct a unique joint experiment.
Amidst the life-threatening floods and devastating damages to property, Hurricane Harvey also wreaked havoc on science institutions along the Texas coast. With the storm dissipated, scientists are now faced with both the personal toll and damage to research equipment and facilities.
C. Grant Willson, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and the Rashid Engineering Regents Chair at UT Austin, has been awarded the 2018 ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry.
Hurricane Harvey has revealed its magnitude through devastating floods and damages, and now it has introduced another scourge -- giant clusters of floating fire ants.