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Seven Ways Career Services Can Help You Land on Your Feet

Let's be frank. It's not the best moment to be entering the job market. Dot-com companies aren't yet lining up in front of the tower to hand plum jobs and internships to new graduates. The green shoots of the recovering economy haven't yet grown into lush green fields. Times are still tougher than we'd like. But students in the College of Natural...ut graduation
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The Writing Teacher

Award-winning lecturer Ruth Franks teaches natural sciences students how writing can be a tool for better understanding science.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday

The Geminid meteor shower will be at its best on the evening of December 13, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. While most meteor showers can be frustratingly unpredictable, the Geminids are one of the most reliable. Given clear skies, they consistently delight meteor watchers. This year, skywatchers can expect to see dozens of meteors...stardate-2009-geminids
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The December Grads

A few of our most recent graduates reflect on the beauty of physics, the challenges of reconciling faith and diversity, the joy of getting into medical school, and the meaning of being burnt orange.

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On the Front Line: Defending Evolution

In the ongoing struggle over how to teach evolution in the Texas public schools, faculty in the College of Natural Sciences are playing an increasingly significant role as advocates of evolutionary science.
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Beyond Culture Shock

For Carina De La Pena, who’s graduating this month with a degree in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), college has been a process of both challenging and re-affirming her core values. She came to the College of Natural Sciences, in large part, because of the HDFS major, which seemed like an ideal way to combine her commitment to working...Carina De La Pena
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The Express Train

Ryan Hassan, who’s graduating this month with a degree in physics, came to the College of Natural Sciences with a simple plan.  He wanted to finish quickly, he wanted to set himself up to get into medical school, and he wanted to enjoy college. On all counts, he’s succeeded. He earned his degree in a grand total of five semesters. His medical ...Ryan Hassan
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Biology as Boot Camp

The day that I sat down to chat with Max Seiter, who’s graduating this month with a degree in biology, turned out to be one of the marquis days of his life. Seiter, a native of nearby Lakeway, Texas, had just found out that he’d been accepted into the medical school at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He and I talked about his experie...max seiter
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Going a Long Way for UTeach

Mary Long was there when UTeach was born in 1997. In fact, she helped create the science and math teacher preparation program from scratch and was UTeach’s first Master Teacher. Since then, she and others have worked hard to make the program the success it is today, with more than 500 graduates and growing. Long retired recently, but her support o...Mary Long
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In the Shadow of Giants

For Dr. Reginald Baptiste, who is coordinating a mentorship program that allows undergraduates in the College of Natural Sciences to shadow health professionals, the value of getting an early glimpse of the medical life is evident from his own life. “I was in junior high school when I decided I wanted to be a doctor,” says Baptiste, who’s now a c...Reginald Baptiste and students
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Natural Sciences Student Wins Marshall Scholarship

Grace Eckhoff has been named a Marshall Scholar, one of 40 scholars from across the nation who earned the scholarship to study abroad in the United Kingdom.

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Life on the Outside: Willy Fischler

Quantum physicist and professor fulfills a childhood dream by helping to save lives as a paramedic.
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Simmons Advises Clinton Climate Initiative

Dr. Mark Simmons, a restoration ecologist at The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, has been invited to join the technical advisory group for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation works with governments and businesses to address climate change by looking for ways to in...
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Q&A with President of the Natural Sciences Council

Matt Allen, president of the Natural Sciences Council What is the Natural Sciences Council? Our purpose is to act as a forum for communication between students and the administration, faculty, and staff of the College of Natural Sciences. We also play kickball, organize events (like Natural Sciences Week), do service activities, and hang out t...Matt Allen, president of the Natural Sciences Council
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New Math Placement Exam for Incoming First-Years

There’s a new rite of passage for students who are accepted into the College of Natural Sciences. It involves a piece of artificial intelligence software called ALEKS (for Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces).