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Food legislation recognizes sesame as major allergen, results in unintended consequences

Food legislation recognizes sesame as major allergen, results in unintended consequences

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior News Reporter April 17, 2023

At the onset of 2023, the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act officially recognized sesame as the ninth most common food allergen in the United States. Currently, around 0.5% of...

UT professor Luis A. Caffarelli makes history as first Latin American recipient of Abel Prize

UT professor Luis A. Caffarelli makes history as first Latin American recipient of Abel Prize

Laurel Pinchback, General News Reporter April 6, 2023

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Luis A. Caffarelli the winner of the 2023 Abel Prize for his mathematical achievements, becoming the third recipient from the University of Texas and...

Research findings on brain’s internal compass shows implications for modern human experience

Research findings on brain’s internal compass shows implications for modern human experience

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter April 6, 2023

A study of specialized brain cells in mice reveals new insights into the interaction between the brain’s internal compass and the visual environment, which can be connected to disorders such as Alzheimer’s...

UT study finds common link between COVID-19 variants, supports ‘universal’ solutions

UT study finds common link between COVID-19 variants, supports ‘universal’ solutions

Reece Tincher, General News Reporter April 5, 2023

In a study published in March, UT researchers involved in the development of COVID-19 vaccine research found a common link between the virus variants. The COVID-19 virus contains a spike protein that...

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

ConocoPhillips partners with UT to research renewable energy, prepare for Willow Project

Pili Saravia, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

The Willow Project, approved by the Biden administration on March 13, is one of the biggest oil drilling projects in U.S. history. ConocoPhillips, which heads the Willow Project, has worked with the UT...

Cockrell School of Engineering hosts 6G@UT forum

Cockrell School of Engineering hosts 6G@UT forum

Sophia Kurz, General News Reporter March 30, 2023

Graduate students presented their research project posters and tech companies showed off their latest developments during a forum hosted at the Cockrell School of Engineering on Wednesday. Hosted by...

UT, Texas A&M researchers give ‘palm reading’ new meaning

UT, Texas A&M researchers give ‘palm reading’ new meaning

Molly McIlhinney, General News Reporter March 29, 2023

In a recent paper published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, a team of UT and Texas A&M researchers detailed how electronic tattoos and emerging technology used to monitor the health...

NASA selects UT researchers to lead new Quantum Pathways Institute

NASA selects UT researchers to lead new Quantum Pathways Institute

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter March 29, 2023

On March 16, NASA announced the creation of the Quantum Pathways Institute, a collaboration between various institutions across the nation, focused on building quantum-sensing technologies and instruments...

New UT study shows group intervention reduces intimate partner violence

New UT study shows group intervention reduces intimate partner violence

Tisha Shrestha, General News Reporter March 29, 2023

CW: Discussion of domestic violence and intimate partner violence Group intervention programs for those affected by intimate partner violence showed reduced relationship violence overall, according...

UT researchers develop smart stormwater basin to prevent flooding, protect water quality

Rylie Lillibridge, Senior News Reporter March 27, 2023

UT researchers carried out a model-based study published in March that will help develop smart stormwater infrastructure designed to prevent flooding and protect water from contamination. “You've...

UT research explores why asthmatic children of color are more likely to go to ER

UT research explores why asthmatic children of color are more likely to go to ER

Raiyan Shaik, General News Reporter March 22, 2023

New UT research revealed that upper respiratory viruses might be why Black and Hispanic children are more likely to go to the emergency room for complications with asthma than white children. Results...

UT researchers find ambulance transport destinations in US differ by patient’s race, ethnicity

UT researchers find ambulance transport destinations in US differ by patient’s race, ethnicity

Koshik Mahapatra, General News Reporter March 22, 2023

A study published last month in part by UT researchers found significant differences between which hospitals white patients and patients of color are taken to by ambulance from emergency scenes within...

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