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Research

Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Always Grow in Area

September 10, 2025 • by Staff Writer

Researchers celebrate 10th anniversary of gravitational wave discovery, announce verification of a Hawking theorem.

McDonald Observatory

Astronomers Investigate Complex Heart of a Cosmic Butterfly

August 28, 2025 • by Emily Howard

The complicated structure at the centre of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. There is a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange and pink. One of these lines appears to form a ring oriented vertically and nearly edge-on around the bright source at the centre. Other lines trace out a figure eight shape. Moving outward from these complex lines and green nebulosity, there is a section of red light on either side of the object.

UT Biodiversity Center

Announcing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows and Grant Awardees

August 27, 2025 • by Nicole Elmer

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The Oden Institute

Transforming the Use of AI in Drug Design

August 20, 2025 • by Joanne Foote

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2025

Careers, Learning and Development

Experiential Learning Kick‑Off Fair

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Sep

2025

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Tenure-Track Faculty Orientation

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Sep

2025

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Sep

2025

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Tech & Science Career Fair

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2025

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CNS Abroad Info Session

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2025

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2025

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Undergraduate Research Panel

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Sep

2025

Public Event

Public Star Party on UT Campus

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm •
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Sep

2025

Careers, Learning and Development

Hands-On Health Fair

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Sep

2025

Public Event

UT Brainstorms Presents: The Remembering Brain

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm •
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Texas Science in the News

Earth.com

Tawny ‘crazy ants’ are invading the US and disrupting ecosystems

September 12, 2025

Yahoo!News

UT scientists ‘hear’ black hole collision; revealing how they may grow

September 12, 2025

Associated Press

Disney ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail Makes Texas Debut at Wildflower Center

September 10, 2025

KXAN

Ultra-processed foods may make it harder for men to have children, new study finds

September 8, 2025

KXAN

Rizzbot secrets revealed: Who is the mechanical man stalking Austin?

August 29, 2025

Science

Has a huge blob of dark matter been found in our galactic neighborhood?

August 29, 2025

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College Highlights

Research

Stephen Hawking Was Right: Black Holes Always Grow in Area

September 10, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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Research

Helping Others Shown To Slow Cognitive Decline

August 14, 2025 • by Marc Airhart and Christine Sinatra

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UT News

Meet the Universe’s Earliest Confirmed Black Hole: A Monster at the Dawn of Time

August 6, 2025 • by Emily Howard

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Research

New AI Tool Accelerates mRNA-Based Treatments for Viruses, Cancers, Genetic Disorders

July 25, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

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Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Accolades

Celebrating the 2025 College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Honored Graduates

May 6, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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UT News

Ready to Change the World: Dat Duong

May 5, 2025 • by Staff Writer

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Research

University of Texas-led Team Solves a Big Problem for Fusion Energy

May 5, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

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Accolades

Guggenheim Foundation Names 3 at UT in 100th Class of Fellows

April 16, 2025 • by Sowmya Sridhar

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Features

Top Prize Image for Visualizing Science Shows a Logistic Map’s Chaotic Portion

March 10, 2025 • by Steven E. Franklin

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Podcasts

Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

May 22, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.

Podcast

AI for the Rest of Us

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

Podcast

Live Show: AI + Energy

November 7, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

Podcast

Live with Kara Swisher

October 10, 2024 • by Marc Airhart

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