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New drug combination overcomes drug resistance

Freya Preimesberger August 30, 2018

A new drug combination discovered by researchers at UT-Austin and Korea University could prevent drug resistance during cancer treatment. Jonathan Sessler, a UT chemistry professor and cancer survivor,...

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Facebook awards UT Internet Security Researcher $40,000

Cason Hunwick August 30, 2018

A UT researcher received $40,000 from Facebook for advancing research in online security. Wing Cheong Lau, a UT-Austin electrical and computer engineering graduate and associate professor at the Chinese...

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Introducing Curious Campus: You have questions about UT-Austin and the 40 Acres? We have answers.

Megan Menchaca August 28, 2018

What question about UT have you always wanted answered? What issues are the most important to you? What story have you wished the Daily Texan would write about? I’m Megan Menchaca, the Texan’s...

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Study: Narcissism linked to mental toughness

Sarah Bloodworth August 9, 2018

Narcissism is typically associated with negative behavior such as exaggerating talents, hogging conversations and having a close relationship with any reflective surface. However, a collaborative research...

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Freshman Research Initiative helps freshmen pursue lab experience

Elizabeth Robinson August 9, 2018

For incoming freshmen, UT’s Freshman Research Initiative gives them the chance to spend time in a real research lab, opt out of required introductory lab courses and join a community.  Founded...

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Gender gap in STEM persists despite increased representation of women

Sarah Bloodworth August 7, 2018

Last year, UT ranked in the top 10 of U.S. universities for scientific research by the Nature Index database. Along with this came a litany of reports, such as the Elsevier global research group’s...

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New research projects higher sea-level rise

Sarah Bloodworth July 13, 2018

Humans have never lived with levels of carbon dioxide as high as they are today, and these increasing greenhouse gases are contributing to sea-level rise, according to a 2014 Intergovernmental Panel on...

UT neuroscientists discover how fish send short electric signals

Elizabeth Robinson July 10, 2018

University of Texas neuroscientists have discovered how the baby whale, a species of fish, uses electrical impulses to navigate murky waters. Their paper, published in the journal Current Biology on...

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Jackson School of Geosciences challenges perceptions about T. rex

Sarah Bloodworth July 10, 2018

The Tyrannosaurus rex, whose name translates to king of the tyrant lizards, is the aggressive poster child of dinosaurs. The proclaimed king of the dinosaurs reigns over our books, museums and most recently,...

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The science behind ‘Black Panther’s’ vibranium suit

Sarah Bloodworth June 28, 2018

Vibranium, a fictional metal that can store and transform more energy than any known substance, is pretty super. It’s so super that it composes Black Panther’s suit and Captain America’s...

UT hosts nation’s largest indoor air quality experiment

Elizabeth Robinson June 27, 2018

Researchers from 13 universities across Canada and the U.S. have gathered at UT’s J.J. Pickle Research Campus this summer to conduct the U.S.’ largest indoor air quality experiment to date. On...

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Researchers find proof Higgs boson gives mass to all matter

Elizabeth Robinson June 22, 2018

Physicists studying the particles that make up all matter, from atoms to protons to quarks, have long theorized that the Higgs field is responsible for giving the universe’s particles their mass....

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