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Jan 15, 2026

Discovery to Impact’s 2025 Annual Report Highlights Breakout Year for UT Research Commercialization

The report highlights prominent growth in inventions, startups, and industry partnerships.

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Jan 14, 2026

UT Undergrad Uncovers Country-Specific Factors Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes

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Jan 16, 2026

Allan MacDonald Wins Frontiers of Knowledge Award

The Tower by the Numbers

Dive deeper into the facts and figures that have made the Tower iconic since 1937.

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Dec 11, 2025

The Year in Tower Lightings: 2025

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Research

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Jan 28, 2026

New Findings Reshape How Scientists Understand Microscopic Behavior of Materials Used in Electronics Devices

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), “Symmetry-protected topological polarons,” uncovers an unexpected layer of structure in one of the most common quasiparticles in solid-state physics: the polaron.

Jan 13, 2026

UT Astronomer Appointed President of Organization Building World’s Most Powerful Telescope

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Jan 08, 2026

UT Ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Research Funded by National Science Foundation

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Health & Medicine

Jan 29, 2026

UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings

As one of only 15 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging in the United States, the renewal solidifies UT's role as a national leader in aging and population health research.

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Jan 12, 2026

Tench and Simone Coxe Invest $100 Million in University of Texas Medical Center

Dec 12, 2025

Texas Health Catalyst Roundup & Rodeo 2025: 8 UT Health Innovation Teams To Watch

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Campus

Jan 15, 2026

Honoring Steve Hicks: A Legacy of Generosity and Impact

Alumnus Steve Hicks, a telecommunications pioneer, former University of Texas System regent and longtime friend of The University of Texas at Austin, died on Jan. 7. Hicks’ vision…

McCombs Working Professionals MBA Houston

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Jan 13, 2026

UT Austin Stakes New Ground in Houston

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Alcalde

Jan 06, 2026

UT’s Outdoor Spaces Are Getting a Makeover

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Academics

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Jan 27, 2026

UT Launches Ackerman Program on Jewish and Western Civilization, Rosenthal-Levy Scholars

Students will be able to explore Jewish thought, Western civilization, and modern Israel through new courses and a study abroad program in Israel, with merit-based scholarships available for exceptional students.