Research
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Understanding Drought
As Texans look for ways to prepare for the next big drought, Jackson School scientists are looking to the past for answers. Watch a video to learn how a nearby cave may hold clues.
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Want to Buy American? Look Beyond the Label
Nothing says red, white and blue like where you spend your green. But before you set out on a patriotic shopping spree, beware: “Made in USA” labels don’t tell the whole story.
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Does Mainstream America Connect with Science? Let’s Close the Gap
Event: “Unscientific America” with Sheril Kirshenbaum, director of The Energy Poll at The University of Texas at Austin. When: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 2. This event is free and open to the public.
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Adventures in Alien Rescue
Do you have what it takes to save the aliens? A College of Education class developed an online problem-based 3D immersive learning environment for sixth grade science. Read more.
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Chemists Work to Desalt the Ocean for Drinking Water, One Nanoliter at a Time
[caption id="attachment_40911" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A prototype "water chip" developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with a startup company."][/caption] By creating a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Marburg in Germany have introduced a new method…
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Chevron Corp. Invests $800,000 in The University of Texas at Austin
Chevron Corp. has made a donation of $800,000 to The University of Texas at Austin. The gift represents the company’s investment in the university for the coming academic year. Among the things the gift will support are undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships, student organizations and activities, and laboratory renovations.
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Particle Accelerator That Can Fit on a Tabletop Opens New Chapter for Science Research
Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have built a tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of meters long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.
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UT/Texas Tribune Poll Shows Strong Support for ‘Rainy Day’ Funding of Water Projects
Sixty-eight percent of registered Texas voters support spending $2 billion from the state’s “Rainy Day Fund” on water infrastructure projects across the state, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Review of Research Calls into Question Sex Differences in Face-to-Face Mate Preferences
Women say they place a priority on a potential partner’s earning prospects, and men claim to value a potential partner’s physical attractiveness; these sex differences have been widely studied by psychologists for decades.
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GeoFORCE Milestone: Budding Geoscientists Graduate
The first class of GeoFORCE Texas is graduating from college this year, ready to pursue grad school, science jobs and the next step in their journeys. Learn about their experience.
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GOP Voters Favor Ted Cruz in 2016 Presidential Primary, UT/Texas Tribune Poll Shows
If the 2016 Republican primary election for president were held today, Republican voters in Texas would strongly favor U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz over other GOP hopefuls, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Nanoelectronics Center at UT Austin Receives $7.8 Million Award
The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded The University of Texas at Austin a five-year, $7.8 million nanoelectronics award.
