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Disability Research Center aims to improve student success, accessibility for students with disabilities

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter November 27, 2023

Students with disabilities are less likely to attend college and to graduate, due to challenges that range from lack of accommodations to physical accessibility. The National Disability Center for Student...

Researchers develop water filtration device using pottery for Navajo Nation

Researchers develop water filtration device using pottery for Navajo Nation

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter November 10, 2023

UT researchers developed a water filtration device using Navajo pottery to provide clean drinking water for members of the Navajo Nation. The researchers published this technique in a paper on Oct....

Dry agricultural seasons in Central America linked to immigration to the U.S., UT researchers find

Dry agricultural seasons in Central America linked to immigration to the U.S., UT researchers find

Elijah Carll, General News Reporter November 7, 2023

Dry agricultural seasons in Central America are driving increased immigration to the United States, according to an Oct. 26 study conducted by researchers from UT and the University of Utah.   The...

Community members gather at Welch Auditorium to listen to Dr. Chris Kirk’s talk on tarsiers on Nov. 3, 2023. The event, part of a series called Hot Science - Cool Talk, was put on by the University’s Environmental Science Institute.

Environmental Science Institute’s seminar talks tarsiers, human evolution

Athena Tseng, General News Reporter November 5, 2023

The Environmental Science Institute hosted its 127th Hot Science – Cool Talks seminar, featuring a lesson from anthropology professor Chris Kirk about tarsiers this Friday. The talk, called “Tarsiers...

UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core

UT professor makes geological discovery, unlocks answers to questions about earth’s inner core

Olivia Dilley, General News Reporter October 31, 2023

A study published Oct. 2 by a UT professor and colleagues in China explains perplexing properties of our planet’s inner core and may help us understand what qualities make our planet habitable. The...

UT Provost Sharon Wood delivers a speech at the 2023 Mitchell Sustainability Symposium on Oct. 26, 2023. The Mitchell Sustainability Symposium is an annual event that promotes student engagement and campus sustainability.

Mitchell Sustainability Symposium encourages campus sustainability, student engagement

Naina Srivastava, General News Reporter October 30, 2023

Students and faculty gathered Oct. 26 for the 12th annual Mitchell Sustainability Symposium, an event focused on promoting student engagement and campus sustainability. The event featured multiple administrative,...

UT researchers identified potential target for leukemia treatment

UT researchers identified potential target for leukemia treatment

Amirtha Jayakumaran, Senior News Reporter October 29, 2023

A new target found for treating the most common form of pediatric leukemia, according to UT research published Oct. 7. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or T-ALL, is a cancer of T-cells that develop...

New grant awarded to researchers studying ways to combine different gel types

New grant awarded to researchers studying ways to combine different gel types

Amirtha Jayakumaran, General News Reporter October 27, 2023

A team led by UT researchers received a national grant in September to study the properties of gels and how they can be combined to create gels with desired properties.  “Gels are primarily liquid-like...

Professor & Director of the Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine Nicholas A. Peppas has been awarded the CMBE Shu Chien Achievement Award taken on Oct. 18, 2023.

UT professor recognized for contributions to cellular and molecular bioengineering

Melanie Faz, General News Reporter October 27, 2023

A national organization will recognize biomedical engineering professor Nicholas Peppas for his research in biomaterials and drug delivery at the January 2024 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering annual...

UT collaborates with hydrogen energy hub

UT collaborates with hydrogen energy hub

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter October 24, 2023

The University is partnering with a new regional energy center, the HyVelocity Hub, to help bring the benefits of hydrogen energy to local communities vulnerable to pollution, the University announced...

UT researchers in process of creating new drug delivery methods to help treat brain diseases

UT researchers in process of creating new drug delivery methods to help treat brain diseases

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter October 23, 2023

Researchers at Dell Medical School are creating new therapeutic drug delivery methods to help treat brain diseases like glioblastoma. Neurosurgery assistant professor Benjamin Umlauf said one of the...

Llamas assist in revitalizing low-nutrient soil, combat some climate change according to UT researchers

Llamas assist in revitalizing low-nutrient soil, combat some climate change according to UT researchers

Elijah Carll, General News Reporter October 22, 2023

Introducing llamas into areas of Peru affected by receding glaciers may help reverse some effects of climate change, according to a new study published by researchers from UT and Peru. Due to rising...

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