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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday
The Geminid meteor shower will be at its best on the evening of December 13, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. While most meteor showers can be frustratingly unpredictable, the Geminids are one of the most reliable. Given clear skies, they consistently delight meteor watchers. This year, skywatchers can expect to see dozens of meteors...
On the Front Line: Defending Evolution
In the ongoing struggle over how to teach evolution in the Texas public schools, faculty in the College of Natural Sciences are playing an increasingly significant role as advocates of evolutionary science.Biology as Boot Camp
The day that I sat down to chat with Max Seiter, who’s graduating this month with a degree in biology, turned out to be one of the marquis days of his life. Seiter, a native of nearby Lakeway, Texas, had just found out that he’d been accepted into the medical school at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He and I talked about his experie...
Making Music with Physics
Leah Hesla was 29 when she decided to go back to school to study physics. She already had an undergraduate degree in music, and a Master’s degree in musicology (from UT), but there was something missing. Now, four years later, she’s graduating with her B.S. in physics, and has been accepted into the prestigious Science Writing MFA program at Johns ...
UT student wins Marshall Scholarship
Grace Eckhoff, a biology major, will use the prize to study at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Read the story here.Computer Scientists Honored by National Computing Organization
Computer scientists Chandra Bajaj and Nell Dale have been selected as fellows of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).UT scientists weed out switch grass in search for biofuel
In experiments, they hope to learn which varieties will fare best in a changing climate.Desert sky may yield answers
Six astronomers huddled around a cluster of glowing monitors, wrapping up a six-day test run for a $34 million experiment that will keep the McDonald Observatory’s largest telescope busy for three years, probing the mysteries of dark energy...Read the full article.Unlocking the Mystery to Addiction
Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research is featured in this story on Fox 7 News. Read the full article here.Read It Now
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