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Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Discussion with Astronomers at Hubble 3D IMAX Movie

Event: Astronomers will host discussion at the Hubble 3D IMAX movie at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum When: April 24, noon - 2 p.m. Where: Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Background: The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and the University of Texas atAustin McDonald Observatory are hosting a screening of "Hubble 3D" in...

Monday, 19 April 2010

2010 Undergraduate Research Forum Awards

On Friday, April 16, the college held its annual Undergraduate Research Forum. More than 120 students gave posters and oral presentations describing their research. The best and most innovative posters and oral presentations were recognized with awards judged and sponsored by the university, faculty, alumni and industry. Awards this year included ...

Wednesday, 07 April 2010

Imaging Research Center Receives $3.8 Million in Recovery Act Funding

The center will be able to move into the Norman Hackerman Building with $3.8 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds from the National Institutes of Health.

Monday, 05 April 2010

Smallpox Expert D.A. Henderson to Speak At 2010 Disease Detective Conference

D.A. Henderson will describe efforts to eradicate smallpox during his keynote lecture at the "Become a Disease Detective: Discover Public Health!" conference.

Friday, 02 April 2010

Texas Chautauqua: (Re)Making History

In the third Texas Chautauqua, professors Bonevac and Sadun debate the SBOE's new recommendations for K-12 social studies standards.

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Second Life Sculptor

In his first life, Dr. Henry Segerman is a math lecturer in the College of Natural Sciences. In his second life (in, that is, the on-line world Second Life), he is Seifert Surface, a sculptor of extraordinary skill and imagination.

Saturday, 27 March 2010

By the Light of the Moon

In this week's installment of Raw Science, we link to recent papers in the fields of marine science, human ecology, synthetic chemistry, and infectious disease epidemiology. By the Light of the Moon Marine scientists review the various mechanisms by which fish are able to align their reproductive cycles with phases of the moon. “External and...

Monday, 22 March 2010

Scientists Find New Genes for Cancer, Other Diseases in Plants, Yeast and Worms

From deep within the genomes of organisms as diverse as plants, worms and yeast, scientists have uncovered new genes responsible for causing human diseases such as cancer and deafness.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

All Tied Up

Knots have appeared everywhere, from art, literature and religion to seafaring. Adams will discuss their past history as well as their future, with emphasis on the role they play in mathematics and the applications of that role to DNA and synthetic chemistry.

Monday, 15 March 2010

Norm Hackerman Building: Progress

The live oak trees that once lined 24th Street in front of the Experimental Sciences Building have been moved into their new positions in front of the Norman Hackerman Building (NHB). The trees were kept in a make-shift nursery for over a year in front of Patterson Hall. The outer shell of the NHB is almost complete. The building has taken shape. ...

Friday, 12 March 2010

One Fish, Two Fish, Five Gas Giants

In this inaugural installment of "Raw Science," our regular round-up of scientific papers authored by College of Natural Sciences researchers, we link to papers in the fields of marine science, molecular virology, human development, and planet detection. Building a Better Phage Biologists look for ways to improve the efficacy of phage therapy,...

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Oncology Researcher Joins Faculty to Study Link Between Obesity and Cancer

Dr. John DiGiovanni has joined the pharmacy and nutritional sciences faculty and will conduct research at the soon-to-open Dell Pediatric Research Institute.

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Evolution Study Funded for $25 Million by National Science Foundation

The University of Texas at Austin is part of $25 million, multi-university center established by the National Science Foundation that will study evolution in action in natural and virtual settings.

Monday, 22 February 2010

The Orange Jackets

As fully “vested” active members of the Orange Jackets—a select group of 40 undergraduate women dedicated to the principles of scholarship, leadership and service—Vicki Chang and Elaine Sedenberg have a number of responsibilities. They’re official hosts of the university and are called on to greet and charm guests at various university functions. T...

Monday, 22 February 2010

The Wooten Initiative

Michael Wu (back left, with glasses) and Trieu Pham (furthest right) with other members of Stan Roux's FRI research stream. Michael Wu and Trieu Pham didn’t join the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) in order to teach fourth and fifth graders how to do science. They joined the pioneering, research-based academic program in order to learn how to...