Research
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Exceptionally Preserved Jurassic Sea Life Found in New Fossil Site
A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of the rich marine life of the period.
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Serving the State
Longhorns help make Texas a beacon of opportunity for the country and the world. These stories, drawn from across the Forty Acres, are just a sample of the many ways UT Austin students, faculty, staff and alumni serve the state.
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Discovery of New Microbes Sheds Light on How Complex Life Arose
New findings support a hypothesis that complex life, includng humans, first arose from the merger of simpler life forms.
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Longhorn Lands on Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List
Rice bowls, pita bread and a lot of toppings — along with a $36 million investment — helped one UT alumnus earn a spot on this year’s 30 Under 30 list from Forbes.
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Top UT Research Stories of 2016
Our researchers were really busy this year. Here are 15 of their most popular discoveries.
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We Have a Water Infrastructure Problem. Texas Startups Might Solve It.
A new technology incubator will help answer consumers’ concerns about the cost and quality of drinking water.
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Three UT Austin Professors Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
John B. Goodenough, James W. McGinity and Sidigata V. (S.V.) Sreenivasan have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
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Renowned UT Inventor Funds Grant Program to Boost Faculty Innovation
UT Austin has received more than $200,000 in gifts that will fund Innovation Grants for UT Austin faculty entrepreneurs.
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Natural Gas and Wind are the Lowest-Cost Generation Technologies for Much of the U.S., New UT Austin Research Shows
Natural gas and wind are the lowest-cost technology options for new electricity generation across much of the U.S., according to new research released today by UT Austin.
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Snow Data from Satellites Improves Temperature Predictions, UT Researchers Show
Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have found that incorporating snow data collected from space into computer climate models can significantly improve seasonal temperature predictions.
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UT Austin Innovators to Receive O’Donnell Awards from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas
One recipient studies fish for clues to how our immune systems work and the other is using lasers to see what’s happening in our brains.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: UT Austin Energy Institute to Release Comprehensive Study of Electricity Costs
Researchers with The University of Texas at Energy Institute will release a new study, “The Full Cost of Electricity,” at the Platts Energy Podium in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. (ET) Thursday, Dec. 8.
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From Senior Design to Startup: How a Wildfire Competition Sparked a UT Spinoff
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UT-Led Study Finds Dormant Cancer Cells Block Immune Cells To Disarm Immunotherapy
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Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel — Sugar — Against It
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College of Natural SciencesNewly Renamed School of Health and Human Sciences Looks to its Future