Working on screens may not be killing students’ brain cells, but it’s definitely affecting the way they process information.
Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan famously...
A room filled with 500,000 insects is the stuff of most people’s nightmares. But for research scientists who use the University of Texas Insect Collection, it’s a dream come true.
The collection,...
When an assignment deadline on Canvas reads 11:59 p.m., many will log on with just minutes to spare.
Most college students are familiar with the practice of procrastination. A 2012 study published in...
Anxious pencil-tapping, nail-biting and cold sweat haunt testing rooms and student nightmares.
“I feel it all over my body,” psychology senior Jennifer Smith said. “My heart pounds,...
Low grades, weight gain, cell damage and a decreased ability to tell what the opposite sex is thinking all have one thing in common — they’re symptoms of a college students’ bad night’s...
There’s nothing fresh about the dread of weight gain that haunts students during their first year of college.
The infamous term “Freshman Fifteen” is misleading, but not completely...
College students struggle to keep good habits, especially with obstacles such as Netflix, buffet-style cafeterias and 30-page essays constantly getting in the way. Students can draw upon the...
Engineering entrepreneur Ben Dyer encouraged students to “think big and do big” during the Longhorn Startup Seminar on Thursday evening.
The seminar is part of an entrepreneurship course,...
Genetically modified organisms are scientifically proven to safely address issues of malnourishment in developing countries, according to Sir Richard Roberts, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist and molecular...
With the rising popularity of mobile games, suicidal birds, crushed candy and half-naked Vikings commonly grace any smartphone owner’s screen.
Mobile games, such as Clash of Clans, have become...
Mass extinctions have changed the face of the Earth five times during life’s 3.5-billion year history, and some scientists argue that we are on the brink of another.
Researchers are scrambling...
After nearly a year of negotiations, the UT System and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) reached an agreement to expand research programs at the UT-San Antonio campus.
System...
