Waggoner Center Wins Grant to Develop Drug to Treat Addiction
Researchers have received a $3.3 million to develop medication to treat alcoholism and drug addiction that could target individual genes or brain signaling systems.
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Meet the 2012 Dean's Honored Graduates
Dean’s Honored Graduate is the highest honor awarded to graduating seniors in the College of Natural Sciences. Honorees exhibit excellence in the classroom as well as substantial achievement in scientific research, an independent intellectual pursuit, or exceptional service and leadership to the college and university. Read more about this year's...
Astronomy Student Wins $20,000 Mitchell Student Grand Prize Award for Academic Excellence
George Miller, astronomy senior and Dean’s Scholar in the College of Natural Sciences, has won the $20,000 grand prize in the University Co-operative Society’s George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence.
Seed Size Is Controlled by Maternally Produced Small RNAs, Scientists Find
New findings could enable scientists to develop biotechnological tools for improving seed production and crop yield.
After a 30-Year Wait, Texas Scientists’ Instrument Blasts Into Space
ESA's Vega rocket launched a satellite in orbit that supports an experiment proposed by UT scientists in the mid-1980s.
Computer Scientist Developing Intersections of the Future With Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Intersections of the future will not need stop lights or stop signs, but will look like a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless, autonomous cars slipping past one another, says Peter Stone.
Astronomer Honored by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
Karl Gebhardt will receive the 2012 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science in recognition of his discoveries regarding the formation of black holes and galaxies.
Discovery of a ‘Dark State’ Could Mean a Brighter Future for Solar Energy
The efficiency of conventional solar cells could be increased from 31 to 44 percent, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu.
Six College of Natural Sciences Faculty Bring In $6.4 Million for Groundbreaking Cancer Research
Rising young researcher and new recruit one of esteemed group of faculty receiving a new round of grants from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas.
Young Astronomer Sally Dodson-Robinson Receives Prestigious Career Grant from National Science Foundation
Dodson-Robinson will use funding to support her research program called "Giant Planets in Dusty Disks."
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