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Human Ecology

Can't Help Falling in Love with You

Dr. Tim Loving, assistant professor of human development and family sciences in the School of Human Ecology, studies romantic relationships and the physiological basis of attraction. Photo: Christina Murrey For Dr. Tim Loving, Valentine's Day is more than just chocolates, flowers, a nice dinner, smooches and long, loving gazes at your partner. It'...Dr. Tim Loving, assistant professor of human development and family sciences in the School of Human Ecology, studies romantic relationships and the physiological basis of attraction. Photo: Christina Murrey
Human Ecology

Peeking Inside Lunch Boxes

The food that parents are packing for their children in childcare may be lacking in nutrients, reveals a study by nutritionists Sara Sweitzer and Margaret Briley published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Sweitzer, a graduate student in nutritional sciences, evaluated sack lunches that parents were preparing for their children ...Harry_S._Truman_Lunch_Box
Molecular Biosciences

Dudley Elected Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology

Dr. Jaquelin Dudley, professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, has been elected a fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology.
College & Campus

Museum Celebrates Darwin Day

Flanked by jars of animal specimens, Texas Natural Science Center's Jess Rosales shows visitors specimens of eels and other fish. Charles Darwin, and his book On the Origin of Species, revolutionized the biological and medical sciences and our understanding of evolution, diversity, and ultimately, humanity. To commemorate Darwin and his accomp...Flanked by jars of animal specimens, Texas Natural Science Center's Jess Rosales shows visitors specimens of eels and other fish.
Mathematics

Math Could Make Security Screening More Fair

AUSTIN, Texas — A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has found that secondary security screening at airports is mathematically flawed, and has identified a way to select people for screenings more efficiently and fairly. William H. Press, a professor of computer sciences and integrative biology, proposes a method called square root bi...
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College & Campus

Next-Generation Gene Sequencing Technology Enables Advanced Genomic Research

AUSTIN, Texas — A newly installed next-generation genome analysis technology will help scientists at The University of Texas at Austin rapidly catalog large genomes and further push the boundaries of genomic research. The technology will give researchers the ability to unravel the genetic causes of disease, develop better medical diagnostics, unde...
Computer Science

Kathryn McKinley Named ACM Fellow

Dr. Kathryn McKinley, professor at The University of Texas at Austin Department of Computer Sciences, was awarded Fellow status with a citation for "contributions to compilers and memory management." ACM has recognized 44 members for their contributions to computing technology that have generated a broad range of innovations to industry, commerce...KathrynMcKinley-web
Astronomy

When Stars Explode

An image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, of Supernova 1987a, spectropolarimetric data from which was essential to overturning the consensus about the shape of supernovae explosions.When astronomer J. Craig Wheeler first began observing supernovae, there was so little observational data available that scientists were forced to assume a great d...An image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, of Supernova 1987a, spectropolarimetric data from which was essential to overturning the consensus about the shape of supernovae explosions.
College & Campus

New Science Building Named for Norman Hackerman

Rendering of the new Norman Hackerman Building, which will replace the Experimental Sciences Building on the corner of 24th and Speedway Streets. The building is under construction. AUSTIN, Texas--The newest science building now being built on The University of Texas at Austin campus will be named in honor and memory of Dr. Norman Hackerman, chemi...Rendering of the new Norman Hackerman Building, which will replace the Experimental Sciences Building on the corner of 24th and Speedway Streets. The building is under construction.
Mathematics

Mathematician Caffarelli Receives Highest Distinction

Mathematics Professor Luis Caffarelli of The University of Texas at Austin received the 2009 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement yesterday from the American Mathematical Society (AMS).