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From the College of Natural Sciences

Posts highlighting some of the many articles mentioning College of Natural Sciences faculty and students in the media.

Crazy Ants Confirmed in Travis County

Ed LeBrun talks about the invasive Crazy Ants that are making their way into Travis County. Listen to the full story here.

Researchers on Personal Quest for Alzheimer's treatment

Adela Ben-Yakar and Jon Pierce-Shimomura are on a mission.

UT project gets Gates grant to find quick tuberculosis test

Andy Ellington wants to make testing for tuberculosis in women and men just as easy as a pregnancy test, especially in poor countries. Ralph Haurwitz reports from the Austin American-Statesman.

Texas Professor Has Bright Ideas for Solar Power

Xiaoyang Zhu speaks with KUT's Mose Buchele about his breakthrough discovery for solar energy. Read and listen here.

Breakthrough Could Double Electricity from Solar Panels

Xiaoyang Zhu's research may help to double the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells.

Austin Battles Shortage of Tech Talent

Computer science tries to help meet the increasing demand for tech talent.

Algae Fuel Firms Face Moment of Truth

Texas at the center of US algae biofuels development.

UT Partners with SunGard

Public-private partnership leads to new center for cloud computing research.

Encouraging Era for Treating Down Syndrome

Column on the Down Syndrome research of Jon Pierce-Shimomura.

Unknown Environmental Effects Revealed Through Butterflies

Doctoral student Nikhil Advani looks at climate change and the butterfly.

Professor explores algae as fuel source

Jerry Brand gives Texas Enterprise talk on the future of algal biofuels.

Computer Science Department Creates Cloud Computing Center

Partnership with SunGard will support four or five faculty.

Inspiration at the Heart of Education

Award-winning teacher and chemist Brent Iverson makes the case for research as being at the heart of undergraduate education.

Iverson: Inspiration at Heart of Education

Award-winning teacher and chemist sees research and teaching as inextricable.

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UT Professor Debunks Climate Change "Myths"

Energy Institute director Raymond Orbach is wading into the climate change debate with a new paper aiming to debunk eight "myths" about climate change.