Research
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UT Austin Engineer Wins Inaugural Moore Inventor Fellowship
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has selected Deji Akinwande as one of its five inaugural Moore Inventor fellows.
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UT Austin Psychology Researchers Map Neurological Process of Learning, Deciding
Scientists can now map what happens neurologically when new information influences a person to change his or her mind, a finding that offers more insight into the mechanics of learning.
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Discovering Texas Fossils
UT Researchers are unpacking a fossil time capsule to reconstruct what life was like 12 million years ago in Texas.
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UT/TT Poll: Texas Will Likely Remain a Red State Despite Clinton’s Rising Support
Exactly who will nominate the next Supreme Court justice is proving to be a leading factor for Texas voters as they make their choices in the upcoming presidential election, according to the latest statewide poll.
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Millennials’ Strong Views on Climate Change and Other Energy Issues Could Drive Presidential Election Results
A mounting perception that climate change is occurring could play a role in deciding the upcoming presidential election, particularly if Millennials turn out to vote, according to the latest UT Energy Poll.
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Arctic Found to Play Unexpectedly Large Role in Removing Nitrogen
Areas of the Arctic play a larger role than previously thought in the global nitrogen cycle—the process responsible for keeping a critical element necessary for life flowing between the atmosphere, the land and oceans.
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Americans Unsatisfied with Media Coverage of Politics, Survey Finds
The vast majority of Americans report that they are unsatisfied with how the news media have covered politics.
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UT Austin to Launch New Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Degree
The UT Austin is introducing a new Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering.
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UT Austin First to Offer Bachelor of Science in Computational Engineering
UT Austin is introducing a new Bachelor of Science degree in computational engineering.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UT Austin to Host Texas Wireless Summit, 5G Technology Demonstration
The Wireless Network and Communications Group at UT Austin will hold its 14th annual Texas Wireless Summit, a one-day academic and industry event.
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Oldest Known Squawk Box Suggests Dinosaurs Likely Did Not Sing
The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived during the age of dinosaurs. The find advances research on sounds dinosaur may, and may not, have made.
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New Platform for Roundworms Could Speed Up Drug Delivery
Engineering researchers at UT Austin have developed a research platform for roundworms that could speed up drug discovery.




