Raising the Tail: Jim Allison's Pioneering Cancer Treatment
This excerpt is from an article by Jenny Blair, published May 2, 2014 in The Alcalde:
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Health Care is Serious Business
The following is an excerpt from an article by Jeremy Simon originally published August 25, 2014 in McCombs Today:
Fire Ecologists Study Recovery of Bastrop State Park
Watch and learn about research being done on the recovery of Bastrop State Park after the devastating fire in the area in 2011. Video by Jeff Mertz.
Exposure to Toxins Makes Great Granddaughters More Susceptible to Stress
Scientists have known that toxic effects of substances known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), found in both natural and human-made materials, can pass from one generation to the next, but new research shows that females with ancestral exposure to EDC may show especially adverse reactions to stress.
TIDES: Transforming Science Education
The College of Natural Sciences is launching a home for its current and future programs in innovative undergraduate science education, the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES). TIDES was proposed in the CNS 2013 Strategic Plan (as the Texas Center for Science Discovery) as a way to continue and enhance the college’s leading role in STEM education.
UT Austin Computer Science Program Ranked Sixth in the World
The University of Texas of Austin's computer science program is the 6th 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.
Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Self-Destruct
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying sodium and chloride ions into the cancer cells.
These synthetic ion transporters, described this week in the journal Nature Chemistry, confirm a two-decades-old hypothesis that could point the way to new anticancer drugs while also benefitting patients with cystic fibrosis.
Five Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has chosen 27 faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin to receive 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards, its highest teaching honor.
UT Austin Villa Team Make Two Wins in 2014 RoboCup
Congratulations to professor Peter Stone and his students for impressive wins in the RoboCup 2014 competition in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, including 1st place in the 3D simulation league and 1st place in the technical challenge competition. Pictured l to r: Patrick MacAlpine, Mike Depinet, Peter Stone and Katie Genter. After ...
Alumni Profile: Hideko Kunii Paves the Way for Women in Tech Industry
College of Natural Sciences alumna, Hideko Kunii (Ph.D. ’83) is a trailblazer in a culture that has a history of discouraging women from advancing in the workforce, most notably in the technology industries.
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