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UT Marine Science Institute Awarded Grant to Complete Gulf Oil Spill Research

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Why Poison Frogs Don’t Poison Themselves

The answer provide clues for developing better drugs to fight pain and addiction

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Texas Engineers and Scientists to Launch $15.6 Million Center for Materials Research

Texas engineers and scientists receive $15.6 million for materials research.

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UT Austin to Co-Lead $20 Million NSF Center Aimed at Converting Natural Gas Into Transportation Fuels

Engineers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have been selected to help lead a five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation engineering research center focused on natural gas.

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Earthquake Triggers “Slow Motion” Quakes in New Zealand

Slow slip events are thought to be able to trigger earthquakes. In a study led by UT Austin, scientists have found the first instance of the reverse—an earthquake triggering a series of slow slip events.

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Big Data May Amplify Existing Police Surveillance Practices, Study Shows

With access to more personal data than ever before, police have the power to solve crimes more quickly, but in practice, the influx of information tends to amplify existing practices.

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Periodic Table of Ecological Niches Could Aid in Predicting Effects of Climate Change

A new “periodic table” of ecological niches could help scientists understand how a warming climate may be spurring changes in species around the globe

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Caspian Sea Evaporating As Temperatures Rise, Study Finds

Earth’s largest inland body of water has been slowly evaporating for the past two decades due to rising temperatures associated with climate change, according to a new study led by UT Austin.

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Explainer: Total Eclipse 101

Facts about the total eclipse you don’t need to be embarrassed to ask about, because we asked about them for you.

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SPOILER ALERT: Computer Simulations Provide Preview of Upcoming Eclipse

A research team used the Stampede2 supercomputer at UT Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to forecast what the upcoming eclipse of the sun might look like Aug. 21.

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Scientists Discover Powerful Potential Pain Reliever

If they can demonstrate the drug is safe, effective and nonaddictive in humans, it could be address one of today’s biggest public health challenges: the opioid abuse epidemic.