Research

At UT, researchers from science, engineering, humanities, and the arts turn bold ideas and questions into discoveries that shape how we understand the world and our place in it.

Apr 06, 2026

UT Energy Week 2026 To Bring Together Leaders From Industry, Government and Academia

McDonald Observatory

Apr 06, 2026

Astronomers Thought the Early Universe Was Full of Hydrogen. Now They’ve Found It.

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Jackson School of Geosciences

Mar 31, 2026

UT Geodynamicist Thorsten Becker Elected to German Academy of Sciences

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Mar 30, 2026

Plants Need Water? Breakthrough Sensor Measures Leaf Hydration in Real Time

Photo of a researcher placing a flexible tattoo on a plant leaf to track hydration levels.

Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

Mar 27, 2026

Charles Taylor Named Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Mar 26, 2026

UT Faculty Members Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mar 20, 2026

Leaders in AI, Robotics and Ethical Innovation Come Together at UT Austin

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College of Natural Sciences

Mar 19, 2026

New Research Finds Humans Prefer the Same Animal Calls as Frogs, Birds and Even Bugs

Mar 19, 2026

Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named for Iconic Korean Cartoon

An artistic depiction of a newly discovered dinosaur species named Doolysaurus.

Mar 18, 2026

5 Questions With Senior Krithik Vishwanath

Mar 18, 2026

10-Minute Digital Program Reduces Symptoms of Depression in Landmark Trial

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Mar 17, 2026

Fernanda Leite Receives Prestigious Peurifoy Construction Research Award From American Society of Civil Engineers

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Mar 17, 2026

Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer

Microscope image of colon cancer cells.

Mar 11, 2026

Scientists Map Deadly Hantavirus, Bringing Treatments One Step Closer

Rendering of 3D Hantavirus map.

Mar 10, 2026

Robot Hands So Sensitive They Can Grab a Potato Chip

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Mar 09, 2026

Scientists Successfully Harvest Chickpeas From ‘Moon Dirt’

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Mar 06, 2026

A Night at the Telescope

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Mar 03, 2026

New UT Venture Studio Accelerates Market-Ready Startups To Treat Patients Using Digital Twins

Cardiac digital twin model.

Feb 27, 2026

After a Decade of Pioneering Digital Twin Research, UT Emerges as a Global Leader in AI for Science

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Feb 25, 2026

UT To Enhance U.S. Space Force Detection, Response to Security Threats