Astronomers Find Most Massive Black Hole
Researchers have discovered that the black hole at the heart of M87, one the largest nearby giant galaxies, is two to three times more massive than previously thought.
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Salvaging Savanna
Ecologists at The University of Texas at Austin and its Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center have observed, studied and used prescribed fires on local savanna. In the process, the research scientists documented a New England-sized region in the heart of Texas that is losing the biodiversity battle. Now the team is examining what needs to be done to ...
Thinnest Superconducting Metal Created
AUSTIN, Texas — A superconducting sheet of lead only two atoms thick, the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, has been developed by physicists at The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Ken Shih and colleagues report the properties of their superconducting film in the June 5 issue of Science. Superconductors are unique because they ...
Predicting intervention strategies for swine flu
Lauren Ancel Meyers, associate professor of integrative biology, is using the Texas Advanced Computng Center’s (TACC) Lonestar supercomputer to predict how the new strain of H1N1 flu is spreading throughout North America and to determine the best intervention strategies. “Our goal is to develop powerful and flexible software so that public health ...
Natural Sciences Students Create Endowment for Fellow Students
The Natural Sciences Council (NSC) will become one of the only student organizations in the history of The University of Texas at Austin to create an endowment to support scholarships for undergraduates. The NSC, which acts as a liaison between undergraduates in the College of Natural Sciences and its faculty and administration, are setting up th...
HHPO wins first annual College of Natural Sciences Service Award
For its work conducting health screenings in the Hispanic and African-American communities in east Austin, the Hispanic Health Professions Organization (HHPO) has been awarded the first annual College of Natural Sciences Service Award. “Their work really shows how students can take what UT affords them and bring it back to the Austin community,” s...
CIAS, Raytheon Partner To Provide Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions
The Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at Austin has partnered with Raytheon Company on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions. Cybersecurity is now one of the major national security problems facing the United States, and President Barack Obama has made protecting the country's digital...
Grad student wins $10,000 Granof award
Christian Rabeling, a doctoral student in the ecology, evolution and behavior program, has won the $10,000 Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the University Co-op/Graduate School Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education. The Excellence in Graduate Education awards recognize and reward outstanding graduate students for dist...
Metacommunity Organizer
Marine scientist Pablo Munguia uses pen shells to study the effects of habitat destruction on metacommunities. In order to understand how habitat destruction affects different kinds of species and communities, ecologist Pablo Munguia begins simply. Munguia hops over the side of a small boat into the northern Gulf Coast waters. He takes a dead p...
Most Extensive Genetic Resource For Reef-Building Coral Created
AUSTIN, Texas — A nearly complete collection of genes for a species of reef-building coral has been assembled by a team led by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin. The scientists will use the genetic data to understand natural variations in corals from around the world and how they respond, at the genetic level, to rising water tempe...Read It Now
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