UT Austin Ranks Among World’s Best in Scientific Productivity
The Nature Index, a new ranking from the prestigious journal Nature, rates The University of Texas at Austin No. 26 among the world's most productive scientific research institutions.
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Fish Eggs Turn Conventional View of Ocean Food Webs Upside Down
Do you remember in fifth grade science class learning about food webs? Plants absorb energy from the sun, plants are eaten by animals, and smaller animals are eaten by bigger animals. Generally speaking, the flow is from smaller to larger organisms. An analysis by researchers at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute reveals how the flow of nutrients in the ocean can also go in reverse, from larger animals to smaller ones. This new understanding has implications for conservation and fisheries management.
Mouth Bacteria Can Change Its Diet, Supercomputers Reveal
The following excerpt is from an article and podcast by Jorge Salazar, published August 12, 2014 on the TACC website:
Raising the Tail: Jim Allison's Pioneering Cancer Treatment
This excerpt is from an article by Jenny Blair, published May 2, 2014 in The Alcalde:
Health Care is Serious Business
The following is an excerpt from an article by Jeremy Simon originally published August 25, 2014 in McCombs Today:
UT Austin Villa Team Make Two Wins in 2014 RoboCup
Congratulations to professor Peter Stone and his students for impressive wins in the RoboCup 2014 competition in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, including 1st place in the 3D simulation league and 1st place in the technical challenge competition. Pictured l to r: Patrick MacAlpine, Mike Depinet, Peter Stone and Katie Genter. After ...
Op Ed: Self-driving cars are right around the corner; then what?
In an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman, professor Peter Stone states "When it comes to autonomous cars, the question is no longer 'If?' but 'When?'" He goes on to ponder the many unknowns as self-driving cars go from science fiction to commonplace in the very near future: Certain technologies go from being almost unimaginable to becoming co...
Turtles Go On Summer Vacation While Ponds Get Scrubbed Clean
On June 9, 2014, UT biologists and students helped move about 140 turtles from UT Austin's beloved turtle pond to a temporary home for a long overdue cleaning of the lower pond.
Congratulations, the School Year is Over
Make a difference out in the world. Dear students, At the CNS commencement ceremony, alumnus Dan Graham (Computer Science, '03) spoke to the class and recalled a well-known quotation from author and playwright George Bernard Shaw: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to hims...
Back with a Vengeance: The Trouble with Defeating Diseases
A common practice millions of Americans partake in to stay healthy is actually doing much more harm than good and may be contributing to the spread of drug-resistant disease.
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