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Racial Profiling to Limit Terror Attacks Is Fundamentally Flawed
Stop using racial profiling, says Professor William Press.
Scientists Reveal Criminal Virus Spreaders Using Evolutionary Forensics
The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by David Hillis and colleagues using evolutionary forensics.
Thanks Day to Raise Awareness of Student Educational Funding
University of Texas at Austin students will say “thank you” to alumni, faculty, family, donors and the state for supporting their education at Thanks Day activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2010, on Gregory Plaza. The purpose of Thanks Day is to educate students about how university is funded and about its current funding structure and ...
Introducing the Sarahsaurus
Sarah Butler slowly walks across the University of Texas' paleontology lab, a 190-million-year-old dinosaur bone firmly in her hands. "I'll try not to trip and fall and break it," Butler says. "If you do, we can fix it," answers Tim Rowe, director of the UT Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory. "That's why God invented Super Glue." This isn't just ...
Beneath Two Meters of Arctic Ice, Texas Scientists Will Seek Better Understanding of Carbon Cycling and Climate
Marine scientists will study coastal ecosystems in the Arctic throughout the year through a $1 million NSF grant.
Electron Switch Between Molecules Points Way To New High-Powered Organic Batteries
The development of new organic batteries—lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals—has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass electrons back and forth between two molecules.
Improving Cotton the Goal of $3.8 Million Grant to Plant Geneticist
Jeff Chen will use next-generation DNA sequencing technologies to study the genomics of fiber production in cotton with a $3.8 million grant from the NSF.
People Learn New Information More Effectively When Brain Activity is Consistent, Research Shows
People are more likely to remember specific information such as faces or words if the pattern of activity in their brain is similar each time they study that information, according to new research from a neurobiologist.
Department of Energy Fellowship Provides Support for Grad Student
College of Natural Sciences graduate student Cory Nelson has received a fellowship as part of a new U.S. Department of Energy program.
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