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Seven Ways Career Services Can Help You Land on Your Feet
College & Campus

Seven Ways Career Services Can Help You Land on Your Feet

Let's be frank. It's not the best moment to be entering the job market. Dot-com companies aren't yet lining up in front of the tower to hand plum jobs and internships to new graduates. The green shoots of the recovering economy haven't yet grown into lush green fields. Times are still tougher than we'd like. But students in the College of Natural...ut graduation
The Writing Teacher
College & Campus

The Writing Teacher

Award-winning lecturer Ruth Franks teaches natural sciences students how writing can be a tool for better understanding science.
Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday
College & Campus

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday

The Geminid meteor shower will be at its best on the evening of December 13, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. While most meteor showers can be frustratingly unpredictable, the Geminids are one of the most reliable. Given clear skies, they consistently delight meteor watchers. This year, skywatchers can expect to see dozens of meteors...stardate-2009-geminids
The December Grads
College & Campus

The December Grads

A few of our most recent graduates reflect on the beauty of physics, the challenges of reconciling faith and diversity, the joy of getting into medical school, and the meaning of being burnt orange.

On the Front Line: Defending Evolution
College & Campus

On the Front Line: Defending Evolution

In the ongoing struggle over how to teach evolution in the Texas public schools, faculty in the College of Natural Sciences are playing an increasingly significant role as advocates of evolutionary science.
Beyond Culture Shock
College & Campus

Beyond Culture Shock

For Carina De La Pena, who’s graduating this month with a degree in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), college has been a process of both challenging and re-affirming her core values. She came to the College of Natural Sciences, in large part, because of the HDFS major, which seemed like an ideal way to combine her commitment to working...Carina De La Pena
The Express Train
College & Campus

The Express Train

Ryan Hassan, who’s graduating this month with a degree in physics, came to the College of Natural Sciences with a simple plan.  He wanted to finish quickly, he wanted to set himself up to get into medical school, and he wanted to enjoy college. On all counts, he’s succeeded. He earned his degree in a grand total of five semesters. His medical ...Ryan Hassan
Biology as Boot Camp
College & Campus

Biology as Boot Camp

The day that I sat down to chat with Max Seiter, who’s graduating this month with a degree in biology, turned out to be one of the marquis days of his life. Seiter, a native of nearby Lakeway, Texas, had just found out that he’d been accepted into the medical school at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He and I talked about his experie...max seiter
Making Music with Physics
Physics

Making Music with Physics

Leah Hesla was 29 when she decided to go back to school to study physics. She already had an undergraduate degree in music, and a Master’s degree in musicology (from UT), but there was something missing. Now, four years later, she’s graduating with her B.S. in physics, and has been accepted into the prestigious Science Writing MFA program at Johns ...leah hesla
Computer Scientists Honored by National Computing Organization
Computer Science

Computer Scientists Honored by National Computing Organization

Computer scientists Chandra Bajaj and Nell Dale have been selected as fellows of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).