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$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.
Transforming Courses, Learning and Success
More than 10,000 students each year take introductory courses in biology, chemistry, statistics and psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. Success in these large-enrollment courses can make or break a student’s entire college trajectory and eventual career path.
Ancient Enzymes Function like Nanopistons to Unwind RNA
Discovery marks a major step toward understanding the molecular mechanics for many steps in RNA biology.
NASA, Texas Astronomers Find First Multi-Planet System around a Binary Star
The discovery of the Tatooine-like system proves that whole planetary systems can form in a disk around a binary star.
College Welcomes Its Largest Freshman Class Ever
This fall, the College of Natural Sciences welcomes its largest ever freshman class, continuing an upward trend in student enrollment in the college.
Astronomers Test Einstein in a New Regime Using Pair of Burnt-Out Stars
The white dwarf stars are so close together that they make a complete orbit in less than 13 minutes.
College Welcomes 18 New Faculty
From studying stars and the Higgs boson to understanding fish ecology, DNA repair and cancer drugs, these innovative faculty members build on the college’s reputation for groundbreaking research and research-based teaching.
Five College Faculty Honored for Outstanding Teaching by UT System Board of Regents
Kristen Grauman, Jennifer Rebecca Morgan, Theresa O'Halloran, Catherine Stacy and Deborah Rush Walker honored for their ability to inspire and educate.
UT^2 Game Bot Judged More Human Than Human
The UT^2 game bot has won the Humanlike Bot Competition at the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence.Read It Now
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