Globetrotting: Gathering Plankton in the Shadow of the Sydney Skyline
Erin Elbel, an honors biology major in the college, sends us a postcard from Sydney, Australia, where she's spending a semester abroad.
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Review: Lake Views
Steven Weinberg’s second collection of essays, "Lake Views," covers a range of topics, from religion and Armageddon to the “Future of Science, and the Universe.” Read the full review.Using a Virus’s Knack for Mutating to Wipe It Out
Evolution is a virus’s secret weapon. The virus can rapidly slip on new disguises to evade our immune systems, and it can become resistant to antiviral drugs. But some scientists are turning the virus’s secret weapon against it. Read the full story featuring biologists Claus Wilke and James Bull.Map: The Reach of UTeach
This interactive map highlights 22 universities around the United States implementing our UTeach teacher-preparation program. View UTeach Locations in a larger map Universities implementing the program include: The University of California at Berkeley; Cal Teach The University of California at Irvine; Cal Teach The University of Colorado at Bo...UTeach Replicated at Six More Universities
The UTeach program is being newly replicated at six universities, bringing the total number of UTeach programs in the United States to 20.
Texas Astronomers Aid Kepler Mission's Discovery of New Planets
Kepler mission astronomers, including co-investigator Bill Cochran of The University of Texas at Austin, announced today the spaceborne telescope has found five new gas giant planets orbiting close to Sun-like stars.
UT System: BFL will stay on Lady Bird Lake
University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously agreed not to move Brackenridge Field Lab from a 350-acre tract under consideration for commercial and residential development. Read the full story.Texas Rose Bowl
Californians aren’t the only ones with roses. Check out this slide show of native Texas roses, in honor of the upcoming Rose Bowl.Fish-Watchers Wanted
Search the Eureka! database, which was created to help students find the right research opportunities, and you’ll find two openings posted by Ryan Wong, a graduate student in the labs of biologists Dr. Hans Hoffman and Dr. Molly Cummings: “Learning and Memory in Fish,” and “Male Interaction Effect on Female Choice in Fish.” The projects, which requ...
The Writing Teacher
Award-winning lecturer Ruth Franks teaches natural sciences students how writing can be a tool for better understanding science.Read It Now
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