Isabella Zeff, Senior News Reporter
• August 29, 2023
Content warning: This story contains mentions of child abuse
Child maltreatment increases with higher temperatures influenced by research connecting heat exposure with aggressive behavior and weak decision-making,...
The reading assessment scores of 4th and 8th graders decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures and remote learning, according to a study published by UT researchers last month.
Tim...
A team of researchers at UT modified a virtual reality headset with a noninvasive electroencephalogram to measure brain activity.
“VR headsets are widely used as an immersive environment to either...
UT researchers developed a mug-sized device shown to clear 99% of bacterial cells in water using electrical impulses, according to a paper published in May.
Most bacteria swim as a method of accessing...
Austin’s record 31-day streak of consecutive 100-degree days has not only affected its human residents but its animal residents, too.
“(Heat) is dehydrating animals a lot quicker,” Hayley Hudnall,...
A study published in July found that authoritarian governments benefit from the secrecy provided by certain messaging applications’ encryption and use it to spread propaganda.
Conducted by the...
Awarded at the beginning of the summer, the National Science Foundation gave $18 million in funding to the Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials at UT, one of 20 Materials Research Science and Engineering...
Karina Kumar, General News Reporter
• August 3, 2023
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs announced the Willie Nelson Endowment for UT faculty and students to research and develop methods to fight climate change’s effects in rural communities.
JR...
A recent study involving UT researchers revealed new insights into the relationship between different factors impacting how birds evolve in the face of warming temperatures.
Traditionally, biologists...
Six UT faculty and students received inaugural funding from the UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub for their research on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Created in April, the Science Hub is...
Social isolation and loneliness is the fifth top reason that students seek care at UT’s Counseling and Mental Health Center. Several departments at UT are doing their best to provide support for...
A new study from UT researcher Timothy Werner brings to light theories of why law-abiding firms often attempt to conceal their corporate political activity from the general public.
Business professor...
