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Recognition of Excellence
CNS Newsletter Dear Students, It’s always nice to know when your work is making a difference. It is especially gratifying when that recognition comes directly from the people you’re working for. For faculty and staff in the College of Natural Sciences, that group is you. Helping students learn and grow is the reason ...
Undergraduate Takes Mathematical Approach in 3D Filmmaking
In 2015, the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) celebrates its 10th anniversary. In honor of that milestone, we are checking in with some of the alumni of the FRI program who use what they learn in interesting ways. Olivia Biehle, an undergraduate double-majoring in Mathematics and Radio-TV-Film, combines her two very different passions through 3D filmmaking. She also used movie-making skills in her involvement with the Cosmic Dawn FRI research stream, as she explains in an interview.
Info Face to Face
CNS Newsletter Dear Students, The internet is remarkable. Unlike most of you, I remember when it didn’t exist (this week I get a chance to wear my Old Man Hat). Before the age of the internet, searching for information was often a challenge. When I tried to learn about potential graduate schools, it wasn’t easy. A ...Beyond the Classroom
Dear Students, We spend a lot of time talking about academic success. This isn’t a bad idea, since we are in fact all here to learn. However, it’s important to also spend time thinking about personal growth. Here at the start of the spring semester, it’s worth taking a little time to think about things ...New Semester
Dear Students, I hope that everyone has had a great start to the new semester! It has only been a week, but we are back and going strong. Some of you are getting into the groove of your second semester at UT; while for some of you, this is your last semester at UT! Whether this is your first spring, your last...
Freshman Research Initiative Alum Spotlight: Elvira Marquez
As classes start back for the spring semester, hundreds of first-year students are embarking on hands-on research projects as part of the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI). Later this year, FRI will celebrate its 10th anniversary academic year. In honor of that milestone, we visit with some of the alumni of the FRI program, like Human Development and Family Sciences senior Elvira Marquez.
Texas Students Win IBM Watson Competition With App Expanding Access to Social Services
Students from The University of Texas at Austin won $100,000 in seed funding for developing an idea for a smart phone app that would use artificial intelligence to help Texas residents get information about health care, food assistance and other social services in partnership with the United Way for Greater Austin’s 2-1-1 Navigation Center.
Freshman Research Initiative Spotlights: Crystals and Nanoparticles
Experiential learning in the College of Natural Sciences includes the nation's largest effort to involve first-year students in meaningful research, the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI). In the spring, hundreds of first-year students join one of over 27 unique research streams for real, hands-on encounters with meaningful research questions that need answering.
Freshman Research Initiative Students Published in Nature Genetics
The groundbreaking Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) program at The University of Texas at Austin helped a pair of students put a coveted feather in their cap quite early in their academic careers: the chance to say they’ve been published in a top-tier scientific journal from the prestigious Nature Publishing Group.
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