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Emily Engelbart

Emily Engelbart is a junior studying Journalism with a Spanish minor in addition to pursuing a BDP certificate in Environment & Sustainability. She loves anything outdoors, especially camping and swimming. During her time at UT, she has been involved with UT's Campus Environmental Center as a blog coordinator and video editor in addition to writing for Drift Magazine, an outdoor publication.

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27 February 2023 Three CNS Faculty Awarded President’s Associates Teaching Awards

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16 February 2023 AAAI Selects UT Professor of Computer Science as a Fellow

15 February 2023 UT Austin a Key Player in Science’s Hottest Research Areas for 2023

15 February 2023 Three Faculty Members Awarded Sloan Fellowships

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Kevin Vu

Kevin Vu is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in health communications at The University of Texas at Austin. Kevin is currently a news editor for The Daily Texan and has previously reported for The Texan. In his free time, Kevin enjoys playing volleyball, working as a barista and scrolling through videos of dogs.

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05 October 2022 New UTeach Access Program Creates Pathway to Grow STEM Teacher Workforce

09 September 2022 Baiz Earns Prestigious Research Fellowship

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27 June 2022 From Knots to Fluids to Extra Dimensions, Experts Weigh in on Mathematical Challenges

01 June 2022 Jason McLellan Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists

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Sophia Kurz

Sophia Kurz is a sophomore double-majoring in Journalism and Informatics at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a general reporter for Texas News Channel and editor for The ATX Review.

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03 June 2022 Devleena Samanta Invents Ways to Detect Molecules in Living Cells

31 May 2022 Assistant Professor Lief Fenno is Developing New Tools to Treat Addiction

24 May 2022 Undergraduate Research Played Role in Paper Tied to Early Career Award

27 April 2022 NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships to 22 UT Natural Sciences Students

04 April 2022 Professor Layla Parast Aims to Improve Healthcare Using Biostatistics

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Amanda Figueroa-Nieves

Amanda Figueroa-Nieves is the Spring 2021 Science Communications intern. She's a sophomore majoring in Public Health and Plan II Honors who enjoys spending time outdoors in the many parks around Austin. She is a news desk editor at The Daily Texan and was their Fall 2020 Senior Research News Reporter. This semester, she hopes to hone her reporting and writing skills while helping scientists communicate their research effectively.

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29 August 2022 Computer Science Professor Looks to Improve Accessible Technologies

21 March 2022 Computer Science Researcher Aims to Automate Software Development

09 November 2021 First-Gen Student Navigates Own Path, Helps Others Chart Theirs

08 October 2021 Molecular Biosciences Professor Honored for Outstanding Teaching

30 September 2021 Grad Students at Forefront of Efforts to Create Belonging in Science

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Angela Schiff

Angela Schiff is a writer from Austin, TX, and she currently covers research coming out of Texas Computer Science. Previously, she wrote for the music section of ORANGE Magazine. In her free time, she enjoys reading and baking banana bread that is somehow always too-dry.

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25 August 2020 Students Help Build App to Aid UT Community As They Return to Campus

07 August 2020 Computer Scientists Explore How Artificial Agents Collaborate on a Shared Task

17 July 2020 Investigating How to Make Robots Better Team Members

28 May 2020 Researchers Design Evolutionary Algorithms for Neural Networks

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