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21 Mathematicians Named 2013 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society

Twenty-one professors in The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Mathematics were named 2013 Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

Doctoral Program in Statistics to Advance Research in Health Care and Technology

The college’s newest Ph.D. program in statistics was unanimously approved recently by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Chelikowsky Wins The American Physical Society’s Highest Award In Computational Physics

Chelikowsky Wins The American Physical Society’s Highest Award In Computational Physics

Physicist-chemist received the award for his computational applications of quantum theories to understand and predict material properties.

Developing New Vaccines for Emerging Diseases is Focus of $6.5 Million Contract

The researchers will capitalize on a pioneering immunoprofiling technology recently developed at the university to develop a system that accelerates the process of development, testing and distribution of vaccines.

Professor Wins Media Award for Popular Website about Relationships

Professor Wins Media Award for Popular Website about Relationships

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology honors Tim Loving's efforts to communicate relationship science to the public.

UTeach Featured As National Solution at NBC’s Education Nation Summit

UTeach Featured As National Solution at NBC’s Education Nation Summit

The College of Natural Sciences UTeach program was featured as one of ten programs from around the country that have implemented focused solutions in their communities, and have seen demonstrable success as a result.
Literacy Program Expands Tutoring to 2,000 Children in Austin and Manor

Literacy Program Expands Tutoring to 2,000 Children in Austin and Manor

Kids will be building fundamental literacy skills through a partnership led by college's ACE (A Community for Education) program, part of the Dana Center.
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Nuclear Waste-Burning Technology Could Change the Face of Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Waste-Burning Technology Could Change the Face of Nuclear Energy

Physicists awarded a U.S. patent for an invention that could someday be used to turn nuclear waste into fuel, thus removing the most dangerous forms of waste from the fuel cycle.

College Welcomes 18 New Faculty

From studying stars and the Higgs boson to understanding fish ecology, DNA repair and cancer drugs, these innovative faculty members build on the college’s reputation for groundbreaking research and research-based teaching.

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Five College Faculty Honored for Outstanding Teaching by UT System Board of Regents

Kristen Grauman, Jennifer Rebecca Morgan, Theresa O'Halloran, Catherine Stacy and Deborah Rush Walker honored for their ability to inspire and educate.