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5 Questions About Dark Matter — the Universe’s Biggest Mystery

UT Austin theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Freese shares what we know (and don’t) about the invisible substance shaping the cosmos.

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Research

Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

Testing Treatments Before the Trials: Oden Researchers Build Virtual Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer

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Research

College of Liberal Arts

The Last Conversation

Dagoberto Cortez’s research looks to to better understand how both doctors and patients confronted, or sometimes didn’t confront, the painful realities of disease and death.

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Campus

Take a Look at the UT Vertebrate Paleontology Collections’ Spookiest Specimens

The Jackson School of Geosciences is home to the seventh-largest collection of fossils in the country. From winged reptiles to saber-toothed cats, the repository has some spooky offerings.

Fireworks light up the night sky behind the University of Texas at Austin Tower, which is lit burnt orange and has "What Starts Here Starts With You" projected on the side.

Campus

UT Completes Most Ambitious Campaign Supported by the Most Individual Gifts in University History

The University’s 10-year What Starts Here campaign surpasses its $6 billion goal with more than $7.45 billion raised in philanthropic support.

Campus

George Washington to John Lennon

In the final installment of the exhibit series ‘The American Experiment,’ UT’s Briscoe Center highlights its stunning range of historical artifacts.

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Health & Medicine

UT and UT MD Anderson Collaborate To Improve Breast Cancer Patient Outcomes

Through the TRIUMPH-IBC initiative, researchers are bringing together different disciplines to develop new treatments for patients dealing with aggressive forms of breast cancer.

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Research

Spooky Science: Arctic Wolf Spiders’ Eating Habits Are Shifting Over Time

Integrative biology professor Amanda Koltz explores the ways that arctic wolf spiders’ diets are shifting over time in a recent paper.

Left to right: Anthony “Tony” Chase, Dina Al-Sowayel, UT President Jim Davis and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis.

Campus

UT Celebrates Naming of Architecture Library for Alumnus and Texas’ First Black Architect John S. Chase

As the first Black graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture, John S. Chase helped open doors for generations of architects. Now, the library that serves Longhorn architects and planners bears his name.