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UHS aims to curb study drug use with new campaign

Cason Hunwick December 6, 2018

Some students misuse prescription stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin, known as “study drugs,” to get better grades. A new University Health Services campaign aims to inform and educate students...

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STEMilies at UT: Dr. Delozanne and O’Halloran

Mina Kim December 5, 2018

In a corner on the second floor of the Patterson building is a group of offices with an unusual label: the TOAD lab. The offices do have some toad decorations, but the namesake comes from the initials...

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UT researchers weigh in on vote to redefine the kilogram

Tien Nguyen December 5, 2018

For the last 139 years, every measurement of mass you’ve ever made, from weighing fruit at the grocery store to stepping on your bathroom scale, can be traced back to a chunk of metal locked securely...

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UT researchers find out floods carved canyons across Mars

Lauren Schneider December 4, 2018

A new study from UT researchers found that flooding from crater lakes on Mars could have rapidly shaped the its surface billions of years ago. The report, published in Geology on November 16, was written...

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Potential Alzheimer’s vaccine passes pre-clinical trials

Mina Kim November 30, 2018

Researchers at UT Southwestern have developed a potential vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease with successful trials on rabbits, monkeys and now mice. In a paper published ten days ago, neurology professor...

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UT researchers compare human growth to chimpanzees

Rahi Dakwala November 30, 2018

While human growth patterns have been extensively studied, it is unclear whether these patterns are shared with other mammals, so UT researchers are using chimpanzees to analyze these growth pattern differences. Anthropology...

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Study analyzes ways teachers can make science classes less difficult, more engaging

Joyance Liao Mendoza November 30, 2018

Students often perceive science classes as being too hard due to the intimidating material, but it may be the result of poor teaching and even our own false perceptions. Research published in the December...

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Toxic shock syndrome is rare but deadly for tampon users

Sunny Kim November 30, 2018

When sociology senior Kate Hardin gets her period, she sets an alarm to take out her tampon. She worries she could get Toxic Shock Syndrome, a potentially deadly bacterial infection, if she doesn’t. Toxic...

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UT researchers solve 400-year mystery of debated authorship using new psychological-language analysis

Kevin Dural November 30, 2018

No researcher could say for certain whether 17-century playwright Aphra Behn wrote five plays considered to be scandalous and revolutionary for women at that time. The authorship of “The Woman Turned...

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Gendered messages affect child development, future outcomes

Annie L. Zhang November 29, 2018

Children receive gendered messages even before they are born, a phenomenon that affects their development in childhood and their future. Amber Kreischer, an assistant professor of practice in the Department...

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Podcast ‘STEM Fatale’ showcases STEMtastic women in history

Tien Nguyen November 28, 2018

You’ve heard of Albert Einstein. You’ve heard of Stephen Hawking. But have you heard of Eugenie Clark or Sally Ride? While these female scientists may not be household names, Emlyn Resetarits...

Researcher receives award for contributions to carbon mitigation technology

Annie L. Zhang November 28, 2018

UT senior research scientist Susan Hovorka was awarded the Greenman Award for her research on greenhouse mitigation technologies during the annual Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies conference last month. Hovorka,...

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