Eavesdropping on the Secret Lives of Fish
Benjamin Walther analyzes the "earstones" of fish to learn where they've been, and where climate change may take them.
News
From the College of Natural Sciences
Longer Formula Feeding and Later Introduction of Solids May Increase Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children
A research team in the Department of Nutritional Sciences has found that infant feeding patterns may increase the risk of a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL.
The Emerging Revolution in Game Theory
The discovery of a winning strategy for Prisoner's Dilemma is forcing game theorists to rethink their discipline.
Video: Inspired by Biology
In this video Kyle Scott, a recent graduate from the College of Natural Sciences, talks about how research gave him an edge. In this video Kyle Scott, a recent graduate of the College of Natural Sciences, talks about how the University's "Research Advantage" has given him an edge in both his education and future. A new report from the U...
Student Profile: Going Global with Damilola Olatayo
Gates Millenium Scholar Damilola Olatayo hopes to use her UT education as a springboard to doing global medicine.
Biologist Uses Supercomputer to Study Fast Evolving Geraniums
With a grant from the NSF's Plant Genome Research Program, Bob Jansen is applying next-generation DNA sequencing methods to better understand why the geranium has evolved to be so radically different from other plants.
Professor Wins Media Award for Popular Website about Relationships
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology honors Tim Loving's efforts to communicate relationship science to the public.
Pediatric Geneticist Searches for Role of Environmental Contaminants in Birth Defects with $1.2 Million Grant from EPA
The team will then develop mathematical models to predict which chemical exposures have the potential to harm a pregnant woman or her developing infant.
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.
Artificially Intelligent Game Bots Pass the Turing Test on Turing's Centenary
BotPrize winners were scored as more human-like than half their human competitors.
Read It Now
Read our publication, The Texas Scientist, a digest covering the people and groundbreaking discoveries that make the College of Natural Sciences one of the most amazing and significant places on Earth.
Connect
