Research
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Changes in Coastal Upwelling Linked to Variability in Marine Ecosystem Off California
[caption id="attachment_47959" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Common Murre on SE Farallon Island eating an anchovy. Photo: Bryan Black/Univ. of Texas at Austin."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas In findings of relevance to conservationists and the fishing industry, new research links short-term reductions in growth and reproduction of marine animals off the California coast to increasing variability in the strength of…
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Clapper, Hadley, McRaven to Address Intelligence Reform at Event Hosted by Clements Center and Strauss Center
As the nation commemorates the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week amid increasing threats from terrorist groups abroad, the William P. Clements, Jr. Center for History, Strategy and Statecraft and the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin will host a first-of-its-kind conference…
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Professor Wins $750,000 Engineering Prize for Mobile Medical Tool
AUSTIN, Texas Yuebing Zheng, a mechanical engineering assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, was selected for the prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award.
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He Fights Spam So You Don’t Have To
Internet security hasn’t found a way to stop spam, which accounts for more than 90 percent of all email. Professor Andrew Whinston is on a mission to stop it at the source.
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App Makes ID of Harmful Plants, Insects in Texas a Snap
A free mobile app called TX Invasives is now available from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin for identifying harmful non-native plant, insect and other invasive species statewide.
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UT, A&M, Rice Form NSF Hub to Move Ideas to Marketplace
The University of Texas at Austin, Rice University and Texas AandM University have received a three-year, $3.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to become a regional innovation hub that translates academic research into useful technologies with commercial applications.
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UT Austin Engineering Professor Makes Top Innovators Under 35 List
[caption id="attachment_47385" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Guihua Yu, an assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering, is working on advancing a special class of materials, called energy hydrogels, which could lead to the next generation of batteries."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas MIT Technology Review has named Cockrell School of Engineering assistant professor Guihua Yu to its prestigious list…
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NSAIDs Benefit Overweight Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
Researchers have determined that postmenopausal overweight or obese breast cancer patients receiving hormone therapy as part of their treatment and who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin or ibuprofen have significantly lower breast cancer recurrence rates and a sizable delay in time to cancer recurrence.
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2010 Chilean Earthquake Causes Icequakes in Antarctica
Seismic events are not rare occurrences on Antarctica, where sections of the frozen desert can experience hundreds of micro-earthquakes an hour because of ice deformation. Some scientists call them icequakes. But shortly after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Feb. 27, 2010, the ice sheets in Antarctica vibrated more than usual.
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How Businesses Can Survive Recession
Marketing professor Vijay Mahajan explains his research on the strategies used by family-owned companies that have outperformed non-family corporations during recessions.
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Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Self-Destruct
[caption id="attachment_47242" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Synthetic ion transporters can induce apoptosis by facilitating chloride anion transport into cells."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying sodium and chloride ions into the cancer cells. These synthetic ion…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: World Experts on Carbon Capture and Storage to Convene in Austin
Event: The 12th international Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference (GHGT-12), focusing on global efforts to capture and control emissions of greenhouse gases. When: October 5-9
