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$1.5 Millon Grant Brings Renowned French Mathematician to the College of Natural Sciences

$1.5 Millon Grant Brings Renowned French Mathematician to the College of Natural Sciences

Francois Baccelli joins the college this fall as the first Simons Chair in Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering.
2012 Graduate Wins $175,000 Teaching Fellowship

2012 Graduate Wins $175,000 Teaching Fellowship

The fellowship is designed to meet the needs of beginning teachers from the onset of the credentialing process through the critical early years of their careers.

From Marfa to Mauritania

From Marfa to Mauritania

A brief history of the McDonald Observatory and the National Science Foundation.

Physics Research Leads to Goldwater Scholarship for CNS senior

Physics Research Leads to Goldwater Scholarship for CNS senior

Will Berdanier shares his excitement about being named a Goldwater Scholar.

Astronomy Student Wins $20,000 Mitchell Student Grand Prize Award for Academic Excellence

Astronomy Student Wins $20,000 Mitchell Student Grand Prize Award for Academic Excellence

George Miller, astronomy senior and Dean’s Scholar in the College of Natural Sciences, has won the $20,000 grand prize in the University Co-operative Society’s George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence.
Vernita Gordon Awarded Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program

Vernita Gordon Awarded Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program

Biophysicist studies how cells self-assemble into 3-D spatially organized structures.

Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Marine scientist Deana Erdner is part of an international team of researchers awarded an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to study the causes of ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world.

Students Start-up for Credit

1 Semester Startup helps undergraduates launch startup companies for credit.

Astronomer Honored by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas

Astronomer Honored by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas

Karl Gebhardt will receive the 2012 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science in recognition of his discoveries regarding the formation of black holes and galaxies.

Dr. Fink's Little Black Box

Dr. Fink's Little Black Box

Physicist Manfred Fink has built a stripped down Raman Spectrometer that can cheaply test for earthquakes, lung cancer and lactose intolerance.