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TIDES: Transforming Science Education
The College of Natural Sciences is launching a home for its current and future programs in innovative undergraduate science education, the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES). TIDES was proposed in the CNS 2013 Strategic Plan (as the Texas Center for Science Discovery) as a way to continue and enhance the college’s leading role in STEM education.
Five Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has chosen 27 faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin to receive 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards, its highest teaching honor.
$2.4 Million Grant Expands UT Austin’s Freshman Research Initiative
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to The University of Texas at Austin to expand its Freshman Research Initiative, a program that gives students the opportunity to take part in advanced research projects early in their academic careers.
Erin Dolan Appointed First Director of the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science
Erin Dolan has been appointed the first Executive Director of the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES), a newly formed institute for education innovation in the College of Natural Sciences (CNS) at The University of Texas at Austin. The institute was proposed in the CNS 2013 Strategic Plan as a way to enhance the college’s leading role in STEM education.
Three Natural Sciences Faculty Receive Sloan Fellowships
Three faculty members in the College of Natural Sciences have recently been awarded 2014 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Ruth Buskirk: Biologist and Teacher
From Costa Rica to Painter Hall, biology faculty member Ruth Buskirk has impacted the lives of countless students.
Alumna Donna Nelson on Chemistry and Breaking Bad
***To view video of Dr. Nelson as the inaugural speaker for the Pioneering Leadership Lecture Series, click HERE ***
Meet alumna Donna Nelson, a chemistry professor at the University of Oklahoma (which we forgive her for) and science advisor for the popular TV show, "Breaking Bad."
Mason Hankamer's Life In Color
Meet senior neuroscience and jazz performance major Mason Hankamer, who sees music in colors.
Two Natural Sciences Faculty Members to Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Kristen Grauman and Jonathan Pillow have been selected to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.
Tune In and Be 'Blinded with Science'
A troupe of intrepid Natural Sciences graduate students are DJ's for a KVRX radio show that brings science to a broader audience.
Three Natural Sciences Faculty Selected to Receive President's Associates Teaching Excellence Awards
Three faculty members from the College of Natural Sciences have been selected to receive the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award for the 2013-2014 academic year at The University of Texas at Austin.
Six Top Stories that Captured Imaginations Far and Wide
It was a big year for science in the College of Natural Sciences. "Aren't they all?" you might be asking yourself. Point taken. Of course our faculty, postdocs, staff and students are at the forefront of discovery.
Though not all of the amazing work happening in the labs around this campus spread across the Interwebs like crazy ants (ahem), here we present the top six stories of 2013 that did. These are the stories that went particularly viral, catching the eyes and minds of many. Hook 'em!
Chemist and Computational Biologist Elected Fellows of National Science Organization
Two College of Natural Sciences faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Scientist-Artists Bring Animals to Life in Japanese-Inspired Prints
Two researchers at the Texas Natural Science Center are combining art and science in a unique form that highlights a beauty in dead animals and animal biodiversity in Texas.
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