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A nuclear reactor with signatures on it in the shape of an American flag.

Betting on Nuclear

Fresh off a breakthrough in advanced nuclear energy, Sanjay Mukhi, MBA ’23, reflects on the journey to criticality.

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Jackson School of Geosciences

Quantum Shift: The Future of Seismic Imaging

Realtime seismic imaging may seem like science fiction, but Jackson School of Geosciences professor Mrinal Sen has other ideas.

Research

Department of Energy’s New AI-for-Science ‘Genesis Mission’ Awards Funding to 5 UT Research Projects

Five UT teams have been awarded funding from the DOE’s Genesis Mission, an initiative working to harness artificial intelligence for advances in energy dominance, discovery science and national security.

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Research

UT Awarded NIH Grant for Advanced Microscope To Power Biomedical Research

The specialized microscope will advance a wide range of biomedical research from developing new therapies for retinal diseases and Parkinson’s disease to studying scoliosis, stroke and mitochondrial disorders.

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Student Experience

Design Thinking and Strategy Lead UT Senior to an IBM Internship

A double major gave Emmy Chen the technical foundation and a unique mindset to thrive in a competitive summer internship at IBM’s Blue Studio.

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Academics

McCombs School of Business

Coming Home: Q&A With McCombs School of Business Dean Bradley R. Staats

McCombs’ new dean on listening first, learning always and why he’s happy to be home.

Student Experience

Publishing in a Leading Journal as Undergraduates

Three undergraduate researchers published with a team in Nature, shedding new light on a microbe and its host.

Research

A Century of Questions: UT’s Mark Raizen on Quantum Mechanics and the Future of Medicine

Researchers at Raizen’s UT lab are searching for new possibilities in health and medicine linked to quantum mechanics.

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Student Experience

The Longhorn on the World Cup Stage

Ismail Elfath, who is officiating today’s World Cup semifinal, began his journey as a referee while on the Forty Acres 20 years ago.

A group of people wearing burnt orange Texas Robotics T-shirts pose for a photo with a UT flag and two humanoid robots.

Student Experience

UT Austin Villa Finishes Strong at RoboCup 2026

Students travelled to South Korea to compete in the world’s largest and most prestigious robotics competition.

Campus

The American Experiment, Exhibit 2

The second exhibit of defining national documents by the LBJ Presidential Library and UT’s Briscoe Center for American History highlights forks in the road.