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The Cosmos Accessible
This summer, the University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory dedicated a unique telescope at its Frank N. Bash Visitors Center. The Wren-Marcario Accessible Telescope, or WMAT, is designed to be 100 percent wheelchair accessible for mobility-impaired visitors to the Observatory. It provides sharp views of the Moon, planets, and deep-sky...
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We'll fail this dog.Walk on the Wild Side
Ed Theriot, professor, diatom wrangler and director of the Texas Natural Science Center, talks about the wonderful resources at the Texas Memorial Museum and more.Health IT Program Receives $2.7 Million in Federal Funding, Graduates First Class of Students This Summer
The funding will be used to establish four new programs in health IT, a growing field that is a national priority for health care reform.New(trino) Dean
Sacha Kopp, the new associate dean of curriculum and programs, has been active in science education for almost as long as he’s been active in elementary particle physics. As a doctoral student, he helped to develop a pilot program to re-train science teachers in the Chicago public schools. As an assistant professor at Syracuse University, he starte...
Insight: August 2010
In this issue of the undergraduate newsletter, we celebrate the end of summer, the beginning of the new school year, and the continuing voyage of the College of Natural Sciences (its ongoing mission: to seek out new knowledge and new applications; to boldly go where no college has gone before).Wildflower Center to Get Arboretum
A $1.4 million gift to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will establish an arboretum with samples of each oak tree species native to Texas, other native trees such as black walnut and pecan, and offspring from historically significant trees such as Austin's Treaty Oak. Read the full story at the Statesman.com.Solar hot water systems catching on
The Hackerman building's solar hot water array is mentioned in this article from the San Antonio Express-News. We're on the cutting edge!Nano Science and Technology Building Named To Honor President Emeritus Larry Faulkner
The Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building is home to important research in new solar energy technologies, health diagnostics and treatments, and energy storage devices.Read It Now
Read our publication, The Texas Scientist, a digest covering the people and groundbreaking discoveries that make the College of Natural Sciences one of the most amazing and significant places on Earth.
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