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Improved Method for Isotope Enrichment Could Secure a Vital Global Commodity

[caption id="attachment_46733" align="alignright" width="400" caption="MAGIS Device (magnetically activated and guided isotope separation). Click on the image to view an animation of the MAGIS device in action and to read more about how it works. Animation by Marianna Grenadier."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a new method for enriching…
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Researchers Reveal How Electric Fish Evolved Their Shocking Skills Independently at Six Different Times

[caption id="attachment_46693" align="alignright" width="300" caption="New research demonstrates that the six electric fish lineages, all of which evolved independently, used "genetic toolbox" to make an electricity-generating organ for defense, predation, navigation and communication. This photo of an electric eel is by Steven Johnson."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas New research demonstrates that the six electric fish lineages, all of…
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Too Hot to Exercise? New Research Links Obesity to Temperature and Humidity

If you live in the South and have trouble exercising during the muggy summer months, you’re not alone. New research by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found that adults are less physically active and more obese in counties where summers are hot, especially if they are also humid or rainy.
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Sustainable Landscape Rating System Available for Worldwide Use

The most comprehensive system for developing sustainable landscapes, the SITES v2 Rating System, has been released by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) program for use by landscape architects, designers, engineers, architects, developers, policymakers and others who work in land design and development.
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UT Austin Receives $12 Million to Help U.S. Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin a $12 million grant to fund carbon storage research aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Black Business Owners See Obstacles to Growth in Texas, Report Says

The number of black-owned businesses in Texas is growing, but the firms remain small in comparison to other Texas businesses, and their owners perceive significant barriers to growth and profitability, according to a new report from the Bureau of Business Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Media Advisory: Report Will Address State of Black-Owned Businesses in Texas

EVENT: State Sen. Royce West and University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers will join researchers from The University of Texas at Austin as they issue a report, prepared in collaboration with the Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce, on the state of black-owned businesses in Texas. The event is open to…
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Abbott Maintains Lead Over Davis in Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll

Attorney General Greg Abbott continues to hold an edge over gubernatorial challenger state Sen. Wendy Davis in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, with Republicans maintaining double-digit advantages in other major races.
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Researchers Find Major West Antarctic Glacier Melting from Geothermal Sources

Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it’s being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin (UTIG) report in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy…
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Tower Shines May 31 For McCombs National Champions

The Tower shines orange Saturday, May 31 for two McCombs student teams, reQwip and Prepify, who won national championships.
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UT Engineer Named Dean of Cockrell School

Sharon L. Wood has been named the ninth dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.
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$2.4 Million Grant Expands UT Austin’s Freshman Research Initiative

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to The University of Texas at Austin to expand its Freshman Research Initiative, a program that gives students the opportunity to take part in advanced research projects early in their academic careers. The grant is one of 37 that HHMI is awarding to U.S.…

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