UT-Austin ranks No. 10 among U.S. universities for publication of scientific research and No. 11 among all U.S. institutions, according to the latest report from the Nature Index. UT-Austin was also ranked...
In a study published last month, an international team of researchers reviewed the mental health of over 33,500 German citizens to investigate the stereotype of German angst as a result of the World War...
Last Friday, neuroscientists gathered at UT to discuss and update the public on the state of brain research at a speaker series called Brainstorms. This month’s topic was Dr. Audrey Brumback’s...
Researchers and scientists at UT-Austin are working together to understand the brain, treat neurological diseases and build tools to enhance the capabilities of brains.
The Neural Interface Initiative...
Miguel Nicolelis discussed the brains behind smart prosthetics in a Dean’s Scholars Distinguished Lecture Series talk Thursday.
Titled “Brain-Machine Interfaces: From Basic Science to Neurological...
Minority students at UT can feel like strangers to their own success, according to Kevin Cokley, educational psychology and African and African diaspora studies professor.
This experience, known in...
Psychologists and supercomputers are working together to help diagnose depression at UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center.
David Schnyer, a UT cognitive neuroscientist, psychology professor and...
Austin’s first fully autonomous, electric shuttle hit the streets this South by Southwest.
The shuttle, called the EasyMile, or EZ10, is a prototype built to operate entirely without human...
UT Austin anthropologists recently took another step in discovering how humans evolved from primates.
Anthropology professor Chris Kirk and Gabrielle Russo, a UT anthropology alumna and ...
Researchers from UT-Austin have found that honeybees treated with common antibiotics are half as likely to survive compared to untreated honeybees. Researchers say these findings have health implications...
A new brain probe developed by UT researchers allows for reliable, long-term recording of brain cells.
Chong Xie, biomedical engineering assistant professor, and physics research scientist Lan...
Astronomers in Belgium have identified a record of seven Earth-sized planets, all potentially habitable.
According to the research study, which was published in Nature last week, and findings from NASA,...
Over the past year, the term “fake news” has become a buzzword for politicians and media sources alike, but UT professors say the concept has deeper roots.
“Fake news … reports...
There’s a new robot in town. Poli, a robotic hospital assistant tasked to save nurses’ time, is now making the rounds at Austin’s Seton Medical Center.
Poli was developed by...
Biomedical engineering associate professor Amy Brock is creating a model to defeat chemotherapy resistance.
Brock’s research focuses on developing models for tumors and cancer growth based on...
