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Integrative Biology

Invasive Plants Are Moving Targets

Left top: Healthy Senecio vulgaris growing in Calif. where it was introduced approximately 100 yrs ago. Left bottom: Dying Senecio vulgaris covered in Puccinia and Albugo pathogens, growing in part of its native range in the UK (from Calif. seed). Center top: Senecio squalidus growing in the UK where it invaded nearly 400 years ago, with some Pucci...
College & Campus

A Battle on Many Fronts

For every one of the researchers at The University of Texas at Austin involved in the study of infectious diseases, the challenge is a never-ending one. It’s a race to stay one step ahead of the mutations and transmission of the pathogenic microorganisms they’re analyzing in their labs, modeling on their laptops, and tracking around the world. Scie...infectious_krug
College & Campus

UTeach Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

AUSTIN, Texas—UTeach, the nationally acclaimed program for preparing secondary teachers in mathematics, science and computer science, is celebrating ten years of success at The University of Texas at Austin. UTeach was established in 1997 as a new-and-improved way of introducing undergraduate math and science majors to secondary school teaching. T...
Integrative Biology

Biology Professor Camille Parmesan Honored for Conservation Leadership

AUSTIN, Texas — The nation's leading conservation education and advocacy group has honored Dr. Camille Parmesan, associate professor of integrative biology at The University of Texas at Austin, with its National Conservation Achievement Award for exemplary leadership in protecting the environment and natural resources. Parmesan was selected for her...
Integrative Biology

Biologist Parmesan Honored For Conservation Leadership

AUSTIN, Texas—The nation’s leading conservation education and advocacy group is honoring Dr. Camille Parmesan, associate professor of integrative biology at The University of Texas at Austin with its National Conservation Achievement Award for exemplary leadership in protecting the environment and natural resources. Parmesan was selected for her ...
Computer Science

Chang Appointed To Congressional Commission on Cyber Security

Fred Chang AUSTIN, Texas—Dr. Fred Chang, research professor of computer sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, and Admiral Bobby Inman, the Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, have been appointed to the new Commission on Cyber Security, established to make sure that the next president o...Fred Chang
College & Campus

UT Physicist and Colleagues Lead Five-Member Nanoscience Consortium

AUSTIN, Texas–Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and The University of Texas at Austin will explore ways to control optical energy for applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology as leaders of a five-university consortium awarded $1.4 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Re...
Neuroscience

Tolerance to Inhalants May Be Caused By Changes in Gene Expression

Changes in the expression of genes may be the reason why people who abuse inhalants, such as spray paint or glue, quickly develop a tolerance, biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.

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In the News

Missing Link Dino Discovery

Paleontologist Brenda Chinnery-Allgeier identifies an unusual dino fossil from Montana that's an early relative of the Triceratops. Read the National Geographic story here.
College & Campus

Trees Prepped to Move from ESB

Workers have been preparing live oak trees lining 24th Street in front of the Experimental Sciences Building (ESB) for relocation. The trees will be moved during winter break to make way for demolition and construction of the new ESB. Demolition of the building will begin sometime in early 2008, said Dr. Peter Riley, associate dean for research an...