When advertising freshman Daniela Lope-Nicholls was on her way home from dinner with her dad last year, he broke the news that she had a one-and-a-half year old baby brother.
“It was shocking,...
Women with long hair and lipstick may receive signals that they don’t belong in STEM.
A study has found that research participants are less likely to identify women with feminine features as scientists...
The Campus Environmental Center is a group of students dedicated to keeping our earth happy and habitable — starting right here on campus.
This week, the center is bringing speakers, performers...
One-man team Niraj Desai, a lecturer and research scientist in the Center of Learning and Memory, is at the forefront of a new method of automation that will provide more insight into the workings of neurons.
The...
Students may be OK with the Eyes of Texas upon them but not the eyes of Uncle Sam.
The recent San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone breakthrough has stumped UT professors in its technical, ethical...
What starts with millennials could change the world’s climate. Although energy and environmental issues are still mainly partisan among older Americans, younger voters are overall more concerned...
Think globally and act locally.
According to integrative biology professor David Hillis, Austinites should use this mindset when approaching Earth’s conservation and protection.
This...
I hate the way water tastes, but I want to stay hydrated. Can orange juice be a substitute for water?
—H20 Intolerant
Water should always be your first choice, but under certain circumstances,...
Designed to keep students comfortable in extreme Texas weather, UT air conditioning is one of the most water and energy efficient cooling systems in the world.
The Dell Medical School will be the first...
UT Alumnus Kepler de Souza Oliveira led of a team of researchers who have found a white dwarf that is the first of it’s kind. The star has an atmosphere that is nearly 99 percent oxygen, with small...
Imagine life on an alien planet. Imagine the shapes, the number of limbs, the cells and the biochemical and molecular processes that operate within their bodies.
Now imagine alien life on Earth. These...
UT researchers have created a drug that can fight inhalational anthrax — the most deadly form of anthrax.
Anthrax is a disease caused by a bacterium that releases lethal toxins, according to the...
