Science & Technology: COVID-19

At UT Austin, our researchers, experts and community are working to make a difference during this pandemic. Read the latest stories about research, expert advice and campus news related to COVID-19.

Aug 05, 2020

Locking Down Shape-Shifting Spike Protein Aids Development of COVID-19 Vaccine

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Jul 31, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Can Help More of Us Learn About Climate Change

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College of Natural Sciences

Jul 15, 2020

COVID-19 Vaccine with UT Ties Arrived Quickly After Years in the Making

Cockrell School of Engineering

Jun 12, 2020

Texas Engineering Graduate Students Step Up to Help COVID-19 Testing Companies

Cockrell School of Engineering

Science

Jun 03, 2020

Researchers Map Houston Areas Most Vulnerable to COVID-19

Jun 02, 2020

COVID-19 Drug Development Could Benefit from Approach Used Against Flu

Cockrell School of Engineering

May 28, 2020

Modeling COVID-19: New Forecasts Explore Coronavirus Predictions, Medical Logistics and the Future of Transportation

SARS-CoV-2, and the COVID-19 disease it causes, only emerged late last year, and its rapid spread around the world has experts racing to find ways to forecast its impact.

Cockrell School of Engineering

May 08, 2020

Blowing Up the Coronavirus: New Research Aims to Remove COVID-19 from Big Indoor Areas with Diesel Engines

The researchers plan to use a modified, electric motor-powered diesel engine that can suck up air and essentially burn up SARS-CoV-2 particles that cause COVID-19 through compression heating.

May 01, 2020

Research efforts at UT quickly adjusted to study issues related to COVID-19

Two men in white lab coats work in a classroom laboratory.

College of Natural Sciences

Apr 22, 2020

Spring Insects to Spot on Neighborhood Walks

A green sweat bee on a spiderwort flower. Photo by: Alex Wild, used with permission.

Apr 08, 2020

3D-Printing Project Aims to Meet UT Community’s PPE Needs

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Apr 02, 2020

Supercomputing Speed Proves Crucial in the Race Against COVID-19

Apr 01, 2020

Solving the Ventilator Shortage with Windshield Wiper Parts

Mar 31, 2020

Pandemic Model Shows Importance of Social Distancing in 22 Texas Cities

A map of 22 metro areas for which pandemic modeling was done

Mar 26, 2020

A New Texas COVID-19 Pandemic Toolkit Shows the Importance of Social Distancing

A graph showing that 90% reductions in daily contacts help flatten the curve to a level hospitals can accommodate.

Cockrell School of Engineering

Mar 26, 2020

Cockrell School, Dell Med School Team Up to 3D Print Masks for Health Care Workers

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