According to the World Health Organization, 2.1 billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water in their homes. A new development at UT may have the ability to change that.
A...
Finding fresh, healthy food can be an issue in the Austin area, particularly in lower-income communities. Economics senior Joy Youwakim is working to change that.
Youwakim grew vegetables on a municipal...
Americans are saving energy by opting to stay at home and participate in activities, such as watching Netflix and shopping online, instead of going out.
A study by Ashok Sekar, a postdoctoral fellow...
Researchers from around the U.S. presented their work using mathematics to model natural phenomena and solve some of the greatest challenges on Earth during a seminar on Sunday at this year’s American...
Scientists from across disciplines came together to discuss the future of water resource management using artificial intelligence during a seminar on Saturday at this year’s American Association...
Chemistry researchers presented innovative applications of their research on Friday at this year’s American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting.
On Friday, the conference...
Abortion remains one of the most controversial and divisive areas of policy around the world. In the United States, abortion is legal but a highly partisan and often moral issue, while elsewhere such as...
While the bricks have been all the talk of the Speedway construction project, it’s the trees that need special attention.
The Speedway construction project involves new standards for maintaining...
UT researchers recently discovered that when it comes to pollination, size doesn’t matter.
A study published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that long-distance...
After years of planning, the Cockrell School of Engineering launched a new undergraduate degree in environmental engineering this fall.
The new degree offers undergraduate students the opportunity to...
Economics senior Joy Youwakim is trying to prove that one person’s trash can be another person’s garden.
As part of her undergraduate research, Youwakim is growing food on top of a landfill...
According to folklore, vampires will sometimes turn into bats in order to drink blood. In reality, bats go batty over more than just blood, having a much more substantial and varied diet.
“There...
Natural Science Council and the College of Natural Sciences celebrated the artistic side of science in fields from astronomy to biology as they unveiled the winners of the 2017 Visualizing Science contest...
Materials science researchers at UT have received a $15.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation, NSF, for researching new types of materials. Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering...
The UT Energy Institute is sparking discussion about topics from rechargeable batteries to nuclear fusion for the thirteenth semester this fall through its Energy Symposium, or UTES.
UTES, which started...
Although the number of women studying engineering has steadily increased over the past few decades, women are more likely to leave the profession early in their careers.
Graduates of STEM — science,...
