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Accolades

Integrative Biology Professor Wins Early Career Award for Contributions to Ecology

Caroline Farrior has been awarded for her research on forest ecosystem dynamics through mathematical modeling.

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Features

The Power of Poop

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Features

Meet Lepidopterist Alma Solis

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Podcast

Do Sick Animals Socially Distance?

According to a new review in the journal Science, when highly social animals — such as ants, mice and bats — get sick, their social interactions change, too.

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Features

Meet Stengl-Wyer Fellow: Julia York

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UT News

Repeated Testing for COVID-19 is Vital, Economic and Public Health Analysis Shows

Having all people in the U.S. tested on a regular, rotating basis can likely slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and the loss of life from COVID-19.

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Key Switchgrass Genes Identified, Which Could Mean Better Biofuels Ahead

Biologists are one step closer to the goal of making a cheap, widely available plant a source for energy and fuel.

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