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Summer Nanoscience Academy for High Schoolers
High school teachers and their students from throughout Texas will attend the third annual Summer Nanoscience Academy.Neurobiologist Named 2009 Pew Scholar
The Pew Charitable Trusts announced yesterday that Dr. Nicholas J. Priebe was selected as a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
Astronomers Find Most Massive Black Hole
Researchers have discovered that the black hole at the heart of M87, one the largest nearby giant galaxies, is two to three times more massive than previously thought.
Salvaging Savanna
Ecologists at The University of Texas at Austin and its Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center have observed, studied and used prescribed fires on local savanna. In the process, the research scientists documented a New England-sized region in the heart of Texas that is losing the biodiversity battle. Now the team is examining what needs to be done to ...
Thinnest Superconducting Metal Created
AUSTIN, Texas — A superconducting sheet of lead only two atoms thick, the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been developed by physicists at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ken Shih and colleagues report the properties of their superconducting film in the June 5 issue of Science. Superconductors are unique because they ...CIAS, Raytheon Partner To Provide Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions
The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with Raytheon Company on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions. Cybersecurity is now one of the major national security problems facing the United States, and President Barack Obama has made protecting the country's digital...Undergraduate Wang Wins $20,000 Mitchell Prize
Yuxuan Wang, a senior majoring in biochemistry, has won the $20,000 grand prize in the 10th annual University Co-op George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence for undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin.Robot soccer team wins U.S. Open
The UT Austin Villa robot soccer team won the RoboCup U.S. Open, the first U.S. Open using humanoid robots and the first time The University of Texas at Austin team has placed first in a RoboCup league using real robots. In the finals, the team beat Penn, Carnegie Mellon and Bowdoin on their rise to the top. The UT Austin Villa team is led by com...
Computer Scientist Named to President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
AUSTIN, Texas — William H. Press, the Warren J. and Viola M. Raymer Professor in Computer Sciences and Integrative Biology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Press was among 20 scientists and engineers named to the council by President Obama in a speech at t...
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