Research
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Inside the science: Building the “insominator”
The Further Findings research blog reveals how the magnetic machine dubbed the “insominator” keeps sleeping honey bees awake.
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Inaugural Energy Forum to Address Energy Issues Feb. 3-4, 2011
Event: Inaugural University of Texas Energy Forum.
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Total lunar eclipse visible Dec. 21
The eclipse will begin at 12:32 a.m. on Tuesday in the Central time zone and last three and a half hours.
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Total Lunar Eclipse Coming Before Dawn on Dec. 21
A total lunar eclipse will be visible across North America beginning shortly after midnight Tuesday Central Standard Time, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.
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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?
