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Across Space and Time

Across Space and Time

Leslie Russell's designs are inspired by: science fiction literature, hip-hop music, old Hollywood glamor, fashion designers Coco Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, and whatever else her omnivorous imagination has absorbed over the past twenty-or-so years.

Captured in a Flash: The Insect Photos of John Abbott

Captured in a Flash: The Insect Photos of John Abbott

  Dr. John Abbott uses high speed flash photography to capture insects, bats and other animals in motion around Texas. The technique gives him (and you) the ability to see these creatures in a way that is impossible with the naked eye. Some of his subjects, like the phorid fly attacking the fire ants, are no larger than a pinhead. But with ...
Two Natural Scientists Among Recipients of Latest Moncrief Grand Challenge Awards

Two Natural Scientists Among Recipients of Latest Moncrief Grand Challenge Awards

Energy and disease the focus of research for chemist Graeme Henkelman and computer scientist Inderjit Dhillon.

Pediatric Geneticist Joins the Nutritional Sciences Faculty

Pediatric Geneticist Joins the Nutritional Sciences Faculty

Four tons of spinach. 5,000 mice. One metaphorical and one real tortilla. These numbers tell a story. Each part of this story leads back The University of Texas at Austin and is carried by hope. Dr. Richard Finnell is beginning a new chapter in his career as a pediatric geneticist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Human Eco...Dr. Richard Finnell
The Hunt for Oil Plumes

The Hunt for Oil Plumes

Marine scientist Dr. Tracy Villareal will serve as chief scientist on a research cruise this August into the Gulf of Mexico to study the impacts of the oil spill on phyto- and zooplankton communities and map deepwater oil plumes.

On the Road in Panama

On the Road in Panama

College Advisory Council members trekked to Panama to visit researchers like Mike Ryan and explore the tropical environments around Panama City.
Explore Oil Spill Related Research

Explore Oil Spill Related Research

Marine Science Institute faculty have years of expertise studying the Gulf of Mexico. Our new "Gulf Science" Web site highlights faculty areas of research related to the oil spill and the Gulf.
First Galaxies, Helpful HALs, and the Upside of Drinking

First Galaxies, Helpful HALs, and the Upside of Drinking

In this week’s installment of Raw Science, we link to papers on early galaxies, helpful computers, and the surprising relationship between alcohol, obesity and diabetes. A Helpful HAL Designing software that can watch people, and assist and correct them, as they perform manual tasks. “A task-driven intelligent workspace system to provide guidan...
Researchers to Further Cancer Research with $3.3 Million in Grants

Researchers to Further Cancer Research with $3.3 Million in Grants

College researchers have received $3.3 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to train a new generation of cancer researchers and study processes related to cancer cell growth and death.

Stormwater Capacity of Vegetated Roofs Studied

Stormwater Capacity of Vegetated Roofs Studied

The Austin City Council approved $10,000 to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to study how much rainwater manufactured green roof products can capture.