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Study: ‘Dead Zone’ Effects on Fish
Whether a large area of low oxygen water called the “dead zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico could cause declines in environmentally and economically important fish populations is the subject of a new study by University of Texas at Austin marine scientist Peter Thomas.
Caught in the Act: Population of Butterflies Appears to Be Splitting Into Two Species
Breaking up may actually not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to a split into two distinct species. The cause of this particular break-up? A shift in wing color and mate preference.
Simmons Advises Clinton Climate Initiative
Dr. Mark Simmons, a restoration ecologist at The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, has been invited to join the technical advisory group for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The Initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation works with governments and businesses to address climate change by looking for ways to in...
Professor Receives Grant to Develop More Rapid Technology For Screening Blood Samples
Dr. Jennifer Brodbelt has received a $734,068 grant from the NIH to develop a new method for rapidly screening blood samples for biomarkers.
Green Becomes Red
Misha Matz traces the evolution of coral fluorescence by resurrecting proteins from the past.
Shining a Light on Nanotech
Chemist David Vanden Bout uses self-assembling nanotubes to better understand how to capture and channel the light of the sun.
Switchgrass and Climate Change
Researchers have received a $4.6 million grant to explore how switchgrass, a native prairie grass and promising source of biofuel, will fare under future climate change.
Better Drugs to Fight Flu is Goal of $1.5 Million NIH Project
University of Texas at Austin and Rice University scientists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize the influenza A virus for clues that could lead to more effective antiviral drugs.
Tim Loving to Receive Prestigious Teaching Excellence Award
Tim Loving AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Tim Loving, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, is one of six faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin that have been selected to receive the President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award for 2009-2010 for demonstrating a consistent level of excellence in t...
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