News

Monday, 18 August 2014

UT Austin Computer Science Program Ranked Sixth in the World

The University of Texas of Austin's computer science program is the 6^th best in the world, according to the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) compiled by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Neuroscientist Takes the Quantified Self, and Own Brain, to the Next Level

Russell Poldrack is scanning his brain activity, charting his gene expression, and tracking his mood to an extent never before done.

Friday, 22 March 2013

The Origins of Evolutionary Innovation

Jeffrey Barrick uses TACC supercomputers to understand radical mutations and design artificial organisms.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Dean's Scholar Melds Leadership Position with Two Majors

Rathi Kannan imagines a world where her double major in biology and computer science will be invaluable.

Friday, 08 February 2013

New AIDS Research Suggests that More People Are Cheating than the Surveys Show

Transmission rates through extra-couple relationships are much higher than previous estimates indicate.

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Biologist Looks to New Horizons in Gene Research

Same gene mutation involved in both human deafness and a mustard plant growing sideways.

Thursday, 06 December 2012

Health Information Exchange Laboratory Launches

University formally launches its Health Information Exchange (HIE) laboratory this week. This laboratory simulates the national, state and local networks that are being developed to electronically exchange medical data.

Thursday, 01 November 2012

Doctoral Program in Statistics to Advance Research in Health Care and Technology

The college’s newest Ph.D. program in statistics was unanimously approved recently by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

The Emerging Revolution in Game Theory

The discovery of a winning strategy for Prisoner's Dilemma is forcing game theorists to rethink their discipline.

Friday, 28 September 2012

Cracking the Genetic Code of Brain Tumors

A collaboration between a college biologist and researcher at St. David's HealthCare could someday lead to personalized treatments for a deadly form of brain cancer.