Research
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Harrington Fellows at Cutting Edge of Progressive Research
Optical imaging, brain plasticity, planet formation and human trafficking are just a few areas of research to be explored by the winners of this year’s Donald D. Harrington Fellows Program, the most prestigious fellowship program at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Hiring Look-Alike Employees Alienates Customers
In order to create brand ambassadors who can sell a certain look, clothing stores have been known to screen prospective employees based on appearance. In addition to creating ethical concerns, this practice may be alienating customers, according to research from the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Austin Launches Identity Theft Prevention Resource, IDWise
The Center for Identity at The University of Texas at Austin (UTCID) has launched IDWise, a state-funded online resource and one-stop-shop for consumer-friendly tips, articles, games and videos on how to manage and secure personal information for individuals, businesses and families.
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Professor Awarded $3 Million NIH Grant to Study Language Impairments in Developing Brain
A professor at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the neural basis of language development in order to better identify and treat children with learning impairments.
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A Better Way From Here to There
Longhorn Game Changer Chandra Bhat is an expert in understanding how people move through urban environments. His work on long-term transportation planning may help gridlock disappear.
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UT School of Nursing Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Launch Collaborative Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing will use a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new collaborative research center designed to improve the health of individuals, families and communities.
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UT Austin Joins $17 Million National Initiative to Combat Traumatic Brain Injury
The Department of Defense has awarded $17 million to 11 U.S. public and private institutions including The University of Texas at Austin to support advances in traumatic brain injury research.
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Evolving Plumbing System Beneath Greenland Slows Ice Sheet as Summer Progresses
[caption id="attachment_48126" align="aligncenter" width="738" caption="The study site is located north of Jakobshavn Isbræ, a large outlet glacier in western Greenland. Icebergs calved from Jakobshavn Isbræ (one pictured here) fill the fjord and are visible from Ilulissat, a nearby town. Photo Lauren Andrews."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas A team led by scientists at the University of Texas at…
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Stocks Drop When No One Asks Questions During Earnings Calls, Study Shows
Quarterly earning calls that receive zero questions or a very low number of questions during the question-and-answer session of the call lead to a significant decrease in stock price according to new research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Plants: The Future of Energy?
A group of first-year students are examining the viability of switchgrass as an alternative energy source. Watch a video about diving into research through the Freshman Research Initiative.
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Water Use for Fracking Oil Resembles Use for Conventional Production
Producing oil through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses similar amounts of water on average as producing oil by conventional means, according to a new study by The University of Texas at Austin’s Bureau of Economic Geology.
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UT-Austin to Host Carbon Capture and Storage Conference
The University of Texas at Austin will host the world’s leading conference on carbon capture and storage research, the 12th international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference (GHGT-12), Oct. 5-9, 2014.
