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New study reveals hydrothermal system in crater created by asteroid that killed dinosaurs lasted 700,000 years

New study reveals hydrothermal system in crater created by asteroid that killed dinosaurs lasted 700,000 years

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 23, 2025

  A hydrothermal system near the coast of Mexico, caused by the same asteroid event that killed the dinosaurs, lasted 700,000 years after the impact, according to an April 8 international study...

National Endowment for the Humanities grants cancelled, affecting Austin-based projects

National Endowment for the Humanities grants cancelled, affecting Austin-based projects

Daniela Capistran, Senior News Reporter April 21, 2025

The federal government cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants and reduced the organization’s staff following an April 2 notice.  The National Endowment for the Humanities is a federal...

School of Social Work establishes working group about AI

School of Social Work establishes working group about AI

Kendall Meachum, General News Reporter April 20, 2025

The School of Social Work established the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies to explore and research how social work intersects with emerging technologies, according to an...

UT researchers reveal genetic coordination between mother’s birth canal, baby's head

UT researchers reveal genetic coordination between mother’s birth canal, baby’s head

Aiman Tareen, General News Reporter April 20, 2025

Certain genes shared between mothers and their babies influence both the size of the mother’s birth canal and the baby’s head, according to an April 11 study by UT and other researchers. This genetic...

UT research identifies antibodies neutralizing whooping cough toxin

UT research identifies antibodies neutralizing whooping cough toxin

Aiman Tareen, General News Reporter April 16, 2025

Vaccines for whooping cough could improve following research published April 2 by UT and other global researchers specifically focused on two antibodies that target the infection’s toxins.  The research...

Study predicts antidepressant efficacy using multiple brain imaging sources, machine learning

Study predicts antidepressant efficacy using multiple brain imaging sources, machine learning

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 15, 2025

Considering multiple brain imaging methods and processing the data with machine learning can better predict how a person with depression will respond to antidepressants, according to a March 31 study published...

UT researchers find consideration of brain activity important in predicting memory

UT researchers find consideration of brain activity important in predicting memory

Emily Krupa, General News Reporter April 8, 2025

Considering brain activity is important in predicting whether someone will remember or forget something, according to a March 24 study published by two UT researchers. The study furthers the understanding...

University lab reaches 10 years helping create, aid school gardens, looking to branch out initiatives

University lab reaches 10 years helping create, aid school gardens, looking to branch out initiatives

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter April 3, 2025

This April marks 10 years since the EdEN Lab, formally known as TX Sprouts, began its research initiative, which helps build and maintain gardens for elementary schools.  Jaime Davis, principal investigator...

People walk in front of the Norman Hackerman building on March 30, 2025. The Norman Hackerman building is a hub for research and development within the College of Natural Sciences.

UT collaborates with Mexico research university to launch Latino health research center

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter March 31, 2025

The University of Texas and private research university Tec de Monterrey are launching a new research center on UT’s campus to further research around health issues impacting Latino communities,...

Researchers identify antibodies against norovirus, taking step forward in vaccine development

Researchers identify antibodies against norovirus, taking step forward in vaccine development

Diego Hernandez, Senior News Reporter March 24, 2025

Identifying antibodies for 75% of norovirus outbreaks, University researchers took a step forward in creating a vaccine for the virus after publishing a study on March 5. The study, done in collaboration...

Lorena Moscardelli explains research being conducted by the Bureau of Economic Geology on March 10, 2025. Moscardelli was recently appointed as the bureau director and is the first woman to hold the position.

UT researcher named new leader of Bureau of Economic Geology

Jonathan Fredricks, General News Reporter March 14, 2025

Lorena Moscardelli could not help but smile as she walked through aisles of high shelves at UT’s Core Research Center, each holding hundreds of boxes filled with earth core specimens. “This is...

Industrial leader partners with UT to enhance AI, semiconductor research

Industrial leader partners with UT to enhance AI, semiconductor research

Caroline McConnico, Senior News Reporter March 13, 2025

Industrial leader Emerson is expanding its partnership with UT through a three-year, $8.5 million investment aimed to support advanced artificial intelligence and semiconductor research, according to a...

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