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Sneak Peak: Inside the NHB
The Norm Hackerman Building is ready for move in, and we're giving you a sneak peak inside this new world class science building. The NHB will officially open this coming spring. Designed by CO Architects, the NHB boasts has seven state-of-the-art organic chemistry teaching labs for students taking organic chemistry, new administrative space of t...Texas Astronomer Wins Japanese Physics Prize
Astronomer Eiichiro Komatsu of The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded the 25th annual Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize for physics.Virus Hunters
In his race to be the first scientist in the world to find a nematode virus, Chris Sullivan had an unusual team of field biologists aiding him this summer—eight high school kids from in and around Austin.University of Texas at Austin Breaks Ground on New Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Hall
AUSTIN, Texas—The Department of Computer Science broke ground today on the Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall with a street fair celebration called “DigCS.” Groundbreaking for the building complex marks the start of a new era for the Department of Computer Science. After completion in December 2012, the...
Too Many Sisters Affect Male Sexuality
AUSTIN, Texas--Growing up with lots of sisters makes a man less sexy. For rats, anyway. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that the sex ratio of a male rat’s family when he’s growing up influences both his own sexual behavior and how female rats respond to him. David Crews...Computer Science Department Celebrates “DigCS,” a Groundbreaking Event With ArcAttack!
Join us for "DigCS," the Gates Computer Science Complex and Dell Computer Science Hall groundbreaking celebration with a street fair, Rock Band 3 competition, free food and performance by ArcAttack!.
With $2.4 Million Grant, Researchers To Decode Geranium’s Evolutionary Mysteries
Botany researcher Dr. Robert Jansen and his colleagues have received a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the Plant Genome Program to investigate the genomes of the geranium plant and 15 related species.
Double star's exoplanets found
An international consortium of astronomers, including undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin, have discovered a planetary system consisting of at least two massive Jupiter-like planets orbiting the extremely close binary star system NN Serpentis. The team used a wide variety of observations taken over two decades f...Too Many Sisters Hurt Male Sexuality
Study finds that having too many sisters can hurt a male mouse's game.Read It Now
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