Ruth Buskirk: Biologist and Teacher
From Costa Rica to Painter Hall, biology faculty member Ruth Buskirk has impacted the lives of countless students.
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Mason Hankamer's Life In Color
Meet senior neuroscience and jazz performance major Mason Hankamer, who sees music in colors.
Bats Use Water Ripples to Hunt Frogs
As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and predators such as bats, according to researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Leiden University and Salisbury University.
Leading Astronomer Taft Armandroff Appointed Director of UT’s McDonald Observatory
Astronomer Taft Armandroff has been appointed the new director of the College of Natural Sciences McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas.
President Names Chemist Allen Bard a Recipient of the Enrico Fermi Award
President Barack Obama has named College of Natural Sciences chemist Allen Bard a recipient of the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the government’s oldest and most prestigious awards for scientific achievement.
Tune In and Be 'Blinded with Science'
A troupe of intrepid Natural Sciences graduate students are DJ's for a KVRX radio show that brings science to a broader audience.
Two Natural Sciences Faculty Members to Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Kristen Grauman and Jonathan Pillow have been selected to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.
Symbiotic Fungi Inhabiting Plant Roots Have Major Impact on Atmospheric Carbon
Microscopic fungi that live in plants' roots play a major role in the storage and release of carbon from the soil into the atmosphere, according to a University of Texas at Austin researcher and his colleagues at Boston University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. The role of these fungi is currently unaccounted for in global climate models.
Every Fish Wants to Be a Macho Fish
For the male African cichlid fish, everyday can be a battle to gain rights to prime real estate and girls. Though the aquariums in Hans Hofmann’s lab in Patterson Hall are not like the fight-to-the-death arena of “The Hunger Games,” they are still the scenes of epic competition and showmanship.
Rescuing Sea Turtles From the Cold
Plummeting temperatures in November and December left dozens of young green sea turtles out in the cold, quite literally.
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