Fish Labs: Students Innovating Early
The Freshman Research Initiative is increasing graduation rates and encouraging students to further their education in the sciences in graduate school.
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College Readiness: Preparing Students for the University Curriculum
Helping students before Day One with on-line tutorials and peer mentors can help increase graduation rates and retention in science and math majors.
Snapshot: Shannon Allport
An audio slideshow glimpse into the life of biology major Shannon Allport, who has chosen to become a champion of diversity on campus.
Alan Cline Steps Down as Director of the Dean's Scholars Honors Program
After 20 years as director of the Dean’s Scholars Honors program, computer scientist Alan Cline is handing over the reins of the program to biologist David Hillis.
The Winners Are
Congratulations to our recent award winners in the College of Natural Sciences! Steve Lu and Eileen Martin have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate award of its type in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Read more... Genevieve Allen, a Dean’s Scholars Honors Biology major, has been selected as a 2011...
Natural Sciences Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Undergraduates Steve Lu and Eileen Martin awarded the premier undergraduate award in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.
Biology Student Awarded Truman Scholarship To Support Graduate Study in Public Health
Allen was recognized by the selection committee for her research on seasonal and pandemic influenza, which she conducted while interning over two summers at the National Institutes of Health.Cool Class: Physics for Smarties
When Plan II Liberal Arts students reach their junior year, they each pass through what many perceive as a trial by fire: Plan II Physics. The class, taught by physics professor Austin Gleeson, has a reputation for scrambling students' brains and shaking the very foundation of everything they think they know. Throughout the semester, Gleeson and...
Quasar Girl
Astronomy student Krista Smith fulfills her dream to become an astronomer and studies quasars, the massive, incredibly distant, extraordinarily bright galaxies with active black holes at their center.
Self-Driving SUV Advances to DARPA Urban Challenge Semifinals
AUSTIN, Texas—Marvin, a self-driving Isuzu SUV programmed by University of Texas at Austin computer scientists and members of Austin Robot Technology (ART), passed a recent driving test and will advance to the semi-finals, the last step before the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) 2007 Urban Challenge race. The test, which was he...Read It Now
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