Research
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Facing the climate change challenge
Dr. Steven Hamburg, chief scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, does a lot of traveling. Often when he checks into his hotel room, the lights are already on and the temperature is set at a cool 65 degrees. Is this a welcoming, inviting gesture from the hotel employees? Or is it an example of the…
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Researchers Generate Compelling Computational Results on TACC’s Longhorn Visualization Cluster
Longhorn, the largest hardware-accelerated interactive visualization cluster in the world located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), is providing researchers with unprecedented visualization capabilities and enabling them to effectively analyze ever-growing volumes of data.
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Faculty Council Hosts Ethical Research Awareness Day, Introduces Ethical Research Standards
Event: Current and past members of the Faculty Council’s Research Policy Committee are hosting The University of Texas at Austin’s first Ethical Research Awareness Day. The goal of the event is to strengthen the ethical research core of the university, call attention to integrity in research and make ethical research standards more visible.
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Treasure hunting the U.S. patent system
Patents are like maps showing the way to hidden treasure. By disclosing the details of new inventions and improvements, the patent system reveals to the public what would otherwise be kept secret and brings to light things that could stand improving and their proposed solutions.
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Beneath Two Meters of Arctic Ice, Texas Scientists Will Seek Better Understanding of Carbon Cycling and Climate
University of Texas at Austin marine scientists aim to transform our understanding of coastal ecosystems in the Arctic by studying them throughout the year, including the winter and spring, times when very little research has been performed in the area. They were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue…
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Men Look for Good Bodies in Short-Term Mates, Pretty Faces in Long-Term Mates, Research Shows
Men who are looking for short-term companionship are more interested in a woman’s body than those looking for a long-term relationship, who focused on a woman’s face, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation Marks a Decade of Creating More Voters, Better Citizens
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin is marking 10 years of creating more voters and better citizens through education, engagement and research programs.
