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College & Campus

First Bytes Camp Introduces Girls to Computer Science in Effort to Close the Gender Gap in Technology

AUSTIN, Texas—The First Bytes Summer Camp, sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Computer Science, will (this week) introduce high school girls to the field of computer science. During the free week-long camp on campus, select Texas high school girls will work together on computer projects, tour local technology companies, ...
College & Campus

The Making of a Bat-Man

For more than 35 years, neurobiologist George Pollak has been using echolocating bats to study the mammalian auditory system, trying to understand how the auditory system processes communication signals and how animals are able to associate a sound with its location in space. He’s done groundbreaking work in, among other areas, decoding the meaning...
College & Campus

Alices in Scienceland

Local high school students get an inside view of the physics life, thanks to the Alice in Wonderland program. For one month this summer, 11 girls from Austin-area high schools will get a taste of the physics good life as participants in the Alice in Wonderland program. The girls will even get paid a $1,000 stipend. The immediate goal of the program...
In the News

Telescope at UT still inspiring awe

Public can glimpse heavenly views for free at observatory every weekend. Read the full story on the Statesman.
Biologists Use Bacteria from Hot Springs to Reveal Clues To Evolution of Early Life and To Unlock Biofuels’ Potential
Molecular Biosciences

Biologists Use Bacteria from Hot Springs to Reveal Clues To Evolution of Early Life and To Unlock Biofuels’ Potential

A bacteria that lives in hot springs in Japan may help solve one of the mysteries of the early evolution of complex organisms, according to a study just published in PLoS Biology.

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Energy, Environment and Sustainability Evolution Microbiology Systems & Synthetic Biology
Human Ecology

AMSA wins second annual College of Natural Sciences Service Award

AMSA volunteers pose for a picture in Nicaragua. For its work bringing one-on-one medical care to Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the UT chapter of the American Medical Students Association (AMSA) has been awarded the second annual College of Natural Sciences Service Award. AMSA’s main goals are to bring together students who are interested in medic...
Integrative Biology

On the Perilous Serenades of Túngara Frogs

Biologist Mike Ryan is being honored this month by the American Society of Naturalists with the E.O. Wilson Naturalist Award for his work in animal behavior.
College & Campus

College Highlights 2010

Check out our annual highlights video. This year, we shine a light on several new discoveries, from bat songs to HIV drugs, and introduce a few new initiatives, such as the Lab for Atomoscience and the Health Information Technology certificate program. This is the second video in an annual series. Videographer: Mason Jones.
College & Campus

UTeach Institute’s Annual Conference Draws Educators from Across the Country

Improving math and science education in the U.S. and sharing experiences and successes implementing UTeach are topics to be discussed at the UTeach Institute's annual conference this week at The University of Texas at Austin.
In the News

Levitating glass bead proves Einstein wrong

Albert Einstein said it couldn't be done, but now the velocity of a microscopic particle as it zigzags through air has been directly measured...Now a team led by Mark Raizen of the University of Texas at Austin has found a way to do it – at least in air. Read the full article.