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From the College of Natural Sciences

Finding Your Community

Opportunities abound in the College of Natural Sciences. From tutoring services to student organizations to career fairs, the college has something for everyone. Be sure to explore your options and find a place to make our community into your community. 

The Happiness of Pursuit

A sense of adventure and aspiring to new challenges is part of our nature. We love to explore and create, be it climbing a mountain, exploring at the bottom of the ocean, developing the iPhone and new apps that change lives, developing new medicines that save lives, or crafting policies that improve how we live. 

Chemistry Department Aims to Improve Diversity with $2.7 Million Grant

Chemistry Department Aims to Improve Diversity with $2.7 Million Grant

The Department of Chemistry in the College of Natural Sciences has received two grants, totaling more than $2.5 million, to help recruit, retain and support graduate and post-doctoral students from groups that are under-represented in the sciences. 

Gone (back) to Texas

Gone (back) to Texas

This is the first of this year's weekly emails that you'll be receiving from me, with important information from the college and random thoughts on the nature of life.

Eight Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2013 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards

Eight Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2013 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has chosen 26 faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin to receive 2013 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards, its highest teaching honor.

Introducing the New Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) in the College of Natural Sciences‏

Introducing the New Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) in the College of Natural Sciences‏

See what the college's new, unique degree plan can do for you.

Understanding the New Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) Degree

Understanding the New Bachelor of Science and Arts (BSA) Degree

Dean Sacha Kopp answers some questions about the BSA, the new interdisciplinary degree in the College of Natural Sciences.

Iverson to Lead School of Undergraduate Studies

Iverson to Lead School of Undergraduate Studies

Acclaimed teacher and researcher to lead classroom and curriculum innovations for the school.

Three Natural Sciences Faculty Members Named to UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Three Natural Sciences Faculty Members Named to UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Brent Iverson, Michael Starbird, and James Vick recognized as among the most outstanding educators at the UT System’s nine academic institutions.
Three Members of Natural Sciences Named to UT Austin's Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Three Members of Natural Sciences Named to UT Austin's Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Academy recognizes tenured faculty members who have made sustained and significant contributions to education, particularly at the undergraduate level.