Research
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UT System Commits $23 Million to Improve Cyberinfrastructure at All 15 Institutions
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has unanimously approved $23 million for improvements that will increase connectivity and computer capacity for all 15 University of Texas institutions, support research projects and foster stronger collaborations among scientists in Texas and around the world.
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Sleepless Honey Bees Miscommunicate, Too, Research at The University of Texas at Austin Shows
In the busy world of a honey bee hive, worker bees need their rest in order to best communicate the location of food to their hive mates, research from The University of Texas at Austin shows.
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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday, Dec. 14
The Geminid meteor shower will be at its best a few hours before dawn on Dec. 14, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.
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Plants ‘Remember’ Winter to Bloom in Spring With Help of Special Molecule
The role a key molecule plays in a plant’s ability to remember winter, and therefore bloom in the spring, has been identified by University of Texas at Austin scientists.
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Buyer beware
Two university researchers warn shoppers to beware of gifts that cause them to feel uncomfortable about their own identity.
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Nobel Prize Winner to Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of $3 Billion Cancer Institute
Event: Dr. Alfred Gilman, chief scientific officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), will discuss the institute’s challenges and opportunities.
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LBJ School Hosts Policy Session on Health Care and Transportation as Part of Biennial Texas Legislature New Member Orientation
The University of Texas at Austin and its Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will collaborate with the offices of the Texas speaker of the house and lieutenant governor to host a Pre-Session Legislative Conference, an orientation for new members of the state legislature.
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Seeing dark matter in the ice
Buried beneath the Antarctic may lie answers to one of the great questions confronting 21st century astrophysics: What is dark matter?
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K&N Management Celebrates Malcolm Baldrige Award by Creating Scholarship at McCombs School
Local restaurant company KandN Management has announced a $10,000 endowment to the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin to celebrate the company’s recognition as a recipient of the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence.
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Declining Energy Quality Could Be a Root Cause of Current Recession
An overlooked cause of the economic recession in the United States is a decade long decline in the quality of the nation’s energy supply, often measured as the amount of energy we get out for a given energy input, says energy expert Carey King of The University of Texas at Austin.
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A toy’s story
Business students follow a doll’s journey backward from an Austin Target store to factories in China.
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Online Database Tracks Congressional, Presidential and Public Priorities
As a new Congress prepares to take office, a powerful online tool from University of Texas at Austin political scientists can help answer questions about lawmakers’ shifting focus over time, differences between Republican and Democratic priorities and whether wave elections correlate with policy changes in Washington.
