Large language models, a form of artificial intelligence, struggle to perform functional linguistic competence, according to a March 19 study co-authored by an assistant professor of linguistics at...

In Littlefield Fountain, at least 50 champagne corks float in the water as the aftermath of students’ graduation photoshoots. A forgotten receipt from the William C. Powers Activity Center Chick-fil-A...

Five cancer-related projects at UT Austin recently received a total of about $8.3 million collectively from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.  The Institute, the second-largest...

UT researchers developed AI tools to accelerate the production of a medication that treats Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a study published March 7.  Simon d’Oelsnitz, an author...

UT biomedical researchers developed a new tool that could reduce costs for diagnosing infectious diseases such as COVID-19.  The new tool, called the Subak reporter, works by using clustered regularly...

UT researchers discovered that pig-butchering scammers have stolen significantly more money than previously predicted, tracking over $75 billion stolen through the cryptocurrency schemes, a Feb. 29 study...

A recent study conducted by UT marine scientists linked rising sea levels in the Gulf of Mexico to the loss of seagrass habitats in Texas. The study was conducted by Kyle Capistrant-Fossa, a UT doctoral...

An engineering professor at UT is leading six researchers in ongoing research to bring advanced computer programming systems, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, to the future of power grids. Javad...

A UT professor recently co-wrote a research paper explaining why we experience perceptual biases. Perceptual biases occur when observations inform how someone makes decisions. Xuexin Wei, an assistant...

As humanity grappled with the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, the foothill yellow-legged frog faced a pandemic of its own, one that endangered the species.  Since the 1990s, Batrachochytrium...

The University recently provided data showing research expenditures at UT passed $1 billion for the first time in the 2023 fiscal year.  The data came from the Higher Education Research and Development...

Children’s curiosity about the world around them drives them to ask their teachers and parents questions — but now voice assistants and other artificial intelligence can facilitate their learning.  Researcher...