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$1 million investment allows for ethical AI research at UT

$1 million investment allows for ethical AI research at UT

Rylie Lillibridge, News Reporter August 7, 2022

A recent $1 million investment to UT from a nonprofit has sparked a new partnership that ensures more developments can be made in ethical applications of artificial intelligence.  The MITRE Corporation...

What do songbirds and professional musicians have in common? Precise timekeeping

What do songbirds and professional musicians have in common? Precise timekeeping

Leila Saidane, News Reporter August 7, 2022

A perfect tempo is not something a skilled musician is born with. It’s achieved through years of exposure to music, timing ingrained in memory and lots of repetition. But for a scaly-breasted wren, a...

You can now look at the world through the eyes of a crab, literally — thanks to UT-Austin researchers

You can now look at the world through the eyes of a crab, literally — thanks to UT-Austin researchers

Ali Juell, News Reporter August 3, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the August 2, 2022 flipbook. UT researchers helped to develop a method to see through the eyes of a fiddler crab, a creature that has a unique and clear...

UT researchers help find new methodology linking melting glaciers to climate change

UT researchers help find new methodology linking melting glaciers to climate change

Rylie Lillibridge, News Reporter August 1, 2022

UT researchers helped develop a new methodology to visualize the effects of human-caused climate change on glacial retreat.  Researchers at UT’s Institute for Geophysics and at Georgia Tech’s School...

Your wacky uncle may be right — college makes people more ‘culturally’ liberal, according to UT researchers

Your wacky uncle may be right — college makes people more ‘culturally’ liberal, according to UT researchers

Madeline Duncan, News Reporter July 28, 2022

The myth that has been spouted by family members at holiday dinners for generations — that college makes students more liberal — may actually be true, according to a study led by UT researchers that...

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Researchers analyze how to rescue weak memories to help in education, PTSD treatment

Leila Saidane, News Reporter July 25, 2022

A recent study co-authored by a UT researcher reviews how to rescue weak memories within a few hours before or after memory formation by exposing people to novel or emotional experiences, which could help...

UT researchers create tiny, light-driven motor

UT researchers create tiny, light-driven motor

Koshik Mahapatra, News Reporter July 25, 2022

UT researchers created the first ever solid-state optical nanomotor, which has the potential to power tiny drones and other devices directly from a beam of light. Nanomotors are miniature versions of...

Managing, understanding stress can help students perform better academically, according to research

Managing, understanding stress can help students perform better academically, according to research

Leila Saidane, News Reporter July 24, 2022

To counteract the stress of college, students learn skills for minimizing or avoiding academic anxiety in order to manage the challenges they face. A team of researchers aims to change that narrative,...

UT-Austin poll finds majority of Texans oppose abortion ban, support access to contraception

UT-Austin poll finds majority of Texans oppose abortion ban, support access to contraception

Morgan Severson, News Report July 21, 2022

Despite an impending trigger law that will criminalize abortions in most cases in Texas, a majority of the state’s voters oppose a total ban on the procedure, according to the latest poll conducted by...

UT-Austin researchers develop low-cost water filter from tree seeds, cotton balls

UT-Austin researchers develop low-cost water filter from tree seeds, cotton balls

Leila Saidane, News Reporter July 21, 2022

A UT-led team of researchers developed a low-cost, regenerative filter that removes viruses and bacteria from water using two simple, unprocessed ingredients: tree seeds and cotton balls. Viruses are...

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UT-Austin researcher finds sanctuary policies lower crime rates

Madeline Duncan, News Reporter July 21, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 19, 2022 flipbook. Sanctuary counties that didn’t enforce immigration laws saw lower amounts of violent crime and property crime, according...

Oil, gas production activity found to be likely cause of earthquakes in West Texas, New Mexico by UT-Austin researchers

Oil, gas production activity found to be likely cause of earthquakes in West Texas, New Mexico by UT-Austin researchers

Morgan Severson, News Reporter July 14, 2022

UT researchers found oil and gas production activities are the likely cause of increased earthquakes in West Texas and New Mexico, according to a recent study.  The Delaware Basin, stretching through...

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