Research
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Engineering School Awards First Innovation Grants to Professors with ‘Protostartups’
The Innovation Center in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has launched a grant program to provide critical funding for faculty entrepreneurs.
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Engineering School’s ‘Girl Day’ is Biggest of Its Kind in Texas
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will host Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Girl Day STEM Festival, a daylong event filled with fun learning activities.
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Clinton and Cruz Could Take Texas, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll Finds
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lead their respective competitors in Texas in the run-up to the Super Tuesday nominating contests, according to the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Ancient Lone Star Lizard Lounged in Lush, Tropical Texas
Researchers have discovered a new species of extinct worm lizard in Texas and dubbed it the “Lone Star” lizard. The species offers evidence that Texas acted as a subtropical refuge during a past cooling period.
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UT Austin Scientist and Engineer Win Presidential Early Career Awards
Engineer Deji Akinwande and physicist Keji Lai have been selected to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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$6 Million Award from Cancer Agency Supports Bringing Researcher to UT Austin
A Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas award will underwrite the hire of a leading cancer researcher to serve as chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
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Majority of Republicans and Democrats Say Government and Industry Should Work Together to Improve Energy Security
A majority of Americans say government and industry should collaborate to strengthen U.S. energy security and energy independence, according to the latest edition of the UT Energy Poll.
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Emerging Trends, New Technologies, Latest Research Are Focus of UT Energy Week
Experts from academia, industry, regulatory agencies and nonprofit organizations will gather on The University of Texas at Austin campus today for the second annual UT Energy Week.
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UT System Invests $2M to Expand ‘Engineer Your World’ and Offer College Credit to High School Students
The University of Texas System has invested $2 million in the Engineer Your World program.
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Turning seawater into drinking water
By creating a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, chemists at UT Austin have introduced a new method for the desalination of seawater that uses less energy and is simpler than conventional techniques.
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Scientists Find Leukemia’s Surroundings Key to its Growth
Researchers have discovered that a type of cancer found primarily in children can grow only when signaled to do so by other nearby cells that are noncancerous.
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