Research
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Two UT Austin Researchers Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced this week the election of two new members from The University of Texas at Austin — mathematician Björn Engquist and biochemist George Georgiou.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to Visit Campus
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will visit the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR) to meet with graduate students, faculty members and researchers.
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NASA Leader Returning to UT Austin to Head Center for Space Research
The Cockrell School of Engineering has selected Michael Watkins, a UT Austin alumnus and longtime NASA leader, to be the next director of the Center for Space Research (CSR). Watkins will be the second director in CSR’s history.
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Tax-Efficient Mutual Fund Managers Savvier Than Their Peers, Study Shows
Tax-efficient mutual funds perform better before and after taxes, according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Genetic Road Map May Bring About Better Cotton Crops
A University of Texas at Austin scientist, working with an international research team, has developed the most precise sequence map yet of U.S. cotton and will soon create an even more detailed map for navigating the complex cotton genome, which may lead to an inexpensive version of American cotton.
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UT Austin Engineer Wins $1 Million National Science Foundation Award
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Andrea Alù, an associate professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, the prestigious 2015 Waterman Award, which comes with $1 million of research funding. Alù is the first recipient from a Texas university.
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Hot Chips: Managing Moore’s Law
As computer chips get faster, they also get hotter. Researchers are exploring ways to beat the heat and help make the next great leap in processor speeds.
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Powering the Future: Why UT Is The Energy University
We expect energy to be ever-present, but it has to come from somewhere. Learn how UT researchers working in energy-related fields will help keep energy flowing into the future.
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Typhoon Haiyan’s Storm Surge May Contaminate Aquifer for Years
Scientists have found that geology and infrastructure play key roles in determining whether aquifers that provide drinking water are inundated with seawater during a typhoon or hurricane and how long the contamination lasts.
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36 UT Austin Students Receive National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected 36 students from The University of Texas at Austin for its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships Program, giving UT Austin the 12th highest number of NSF graduate fellows in the country in 2015.
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Information Researchers to Create Digital Archives from Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane
Three faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information have received a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to develop and field test a digital infrastructure for preserving and managing the historical public records from the Central Lunatic Asylum for Colored Insane in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Austin More Connected Than U.S. Average, but Internet Access Disparities Remain
Although the City of Austin exceeds the national average of residents who use the Internet, not all residents report equal access, according to a report released today by The University of Texas at Austin and the City of Austin.
