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Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Globetrotting: Asexual Ants in Brazil

Graduate student Christian Rabeling excavates fungus-farming ant colonies in Brazil as part of his doctoral research on the evolution and ecology of the fascinating creatures. Over two meters deep in this hole in Brasília, Brazil, graduate student Christian Rabeling is carefully and delicately dissecting the underground nests of a fungus-gardening ...

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Life on the Outside: Willy Fischler

Quantum physicist and professor fulfills a childhood dream by helping to save lives as a paramedic.

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Bats Sing Love Songs

"Sid" is a Mexican free-tailed bat who is singing his courtship song to attract females to his roost.

Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Simmons Advises Clinton Climate Initiative

Dr. Mark Simmons, a restoration ecologist at The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, has been invited to join the technical advisory group for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation works with governments and businesses to address climate change by looking for ways to in...

Tuesday, 03 November 2009

Professor Receives Grant to Develop More Rapid Technology For Screening Blood Samples

Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt has received a $734,068 grant from the NIH to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Switchgrass and Climate Change

Researchers have received a $4.6 million grant to explore how switchgrass, a native prairie grass and promising source of biofuel, will fare under future climate change.

Monday, 26 October 2009

UT researching H1N1 with supercomputer

Lauren Ancel Meyers models H1N1 in effort to aid the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in their work to protect against the flu pandemic. Read the full article.

Sunday, 25 October 2009

Radio transmitters help kids track snakes like hawks

Herpetologist Travis LaDuc works with area teacher and students to map and study snake ecology on their campus. Read the full article.

Saturday, 24 October 2009

Brave Thinkers: Camille Parmesan

It's a bold idea: helping species affected negatively by global warming move to new habitats. Read the full article.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Tim Loving to Receive Prestigious Teaching Excellence Award

Tim Loving AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Tim Loving, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, is one of six faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin that have been selected to receive the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award for 2009-2010 for demonstrating a consistent level of excellence in t...