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UT researchers find neighborhood trust during childhood contributes to better cognitive health later in life

UT researchers find neighborhood trust during childhood contributes to better cognitive health later in life

Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter October 2, 2023

New work from UT researchers found that childhood neighborhood cohesion, the amount of trust and belonging a person feels in their community, impacts cognitive health later in life. Graduate research...

UT researchers assist in discovery of two species of prehistoric lemur-like primates

UT researchers assist in discovery of two species of prehistoric lemur-like primates

Elijah Carll, General News Reporter October 1, 2023

Researchers from three academic institutions, including The University of Texas at Austin, released a study on Sept. 20 detailing the discovery of two new species of prehistoric primates resembling modern-day...

New collaboration between Cockrell School of Engineering, Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center propels University commitment to energy research

New collaboration between Cockrell School of Engineering, Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center propels University commitment to energy research

Melanie Faz, General News Reporter September 28, 2023

The Cockrell School of Engineering joined the Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center to expand the curriculum and resources offered to students while enhancing UT’s effort to tackle the issue of energy security. Founded...

UT researchers receive $2.6 million grant to study pollution’s impact on children

UT researchers receive $2.6 million grant to study pollution’s impact on children

Maryam Ahmed, General News Reporter September 28, 2023

A UT research team received a $2.6 million grant to research air pollution’s nonuniform effect on Travis County children. The grant, received from the National Institute of Health, focuses on the...

UT researchers work to transform ambient air into clean water

UT researchers work to transform ambient air into clean water

Jaelyn Rodriguez, General News Reporter September 27, 2023

UT researchers developed a process of converting moisture in the atmosphere into drinkable water in an effort to combat global water shortages. Led by Guihua Yu, a materials science and mechanical engineering...

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UT professor to join Stanford panel on AI research

Khiry Duffey, General News Reporter September 27, 2023

Samantha Shorey, assistant professor and design researcher at the Moody College of Communication, was selected to join a Stanford University study panel of leading thinkers tasked with exploring the role...

UT students in the Data Lab at the PCL on September 25, 2023.

Texas Open Science Summit celebrates the ‘Year of Open Science’

Mara Ramazanoglu, General News Reporter September 27, 2023

The Texas Open Science Summit brought together research experts to celebrate 2023’s designation as the “Year of Open Science” on Sept. 20. Open science, as defined by the United Nations Educational,...

Rhetoric and Writing professor Donnie Sackey received an $8,000 University grant earlier this month towards climate change initiatives.

Liberal Arts professor joins Planet Texas 2050 to further work on environmental justice, communication

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter September 26, 2023

Rhetoric and writing professor Donnie Sackey received a grant from and membership in Planet Texas 2050, a University initiative focusing on making Texas resilient against climate change, rapid population...

Researchers find link between social factors, water quality risks

Researchers find link between social factors, water quality risks

Sowmya Sridhar, General News Reporter September 20, 2023

Researchers identified a link between social status and living in communities with health-based water quality violations in a study published in September. Bridget Scanlon, a senior research scientist...

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UT to lead federally-funded climate resilience research

Sarah Brager, Senior News Reporter September 20, 2023

The University announced plans earlier this month to lead a federally-funded research project with the City of Austin to make Texas communities more resilient to extreme climate fluctuations.  U.S....

Researchers train AI model to diagnose knee osteoarthritis with clinical-grade performance

Researchers train AI model to diagnose knee osteoarthritis with clinical-grade performance

Amirtha Jayakumaran, Senior News Reporter September 18, 2023

A team led by UT researchers developed an AI model to diagnose knee osteoarthritis based on medical images such as X-rays, to establish a scale of severity that can be used to diagnose individual patients. The...

UT lab partners with Oxford Institute to monitor methane emissions

UT lab partners with Oxford Institute to monitor methane emissions

Raiyan Shaik, Senior News Reporter September 14, 2023

A research data lab at UT recently formed a partnership with the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies to create methane emissions data to inform European energy policy. The Energy Emissions Modeling...

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