News: Computer Science
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Computer Scientists Find Mass Extinctions Can Accelerate Evolution
Robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs.
Freshmen Fight Cyber Attacks and Other Societal Threats
College freshmen involved in UT Austin's Freshman Research Initiative work in labs on the real-world problem of System Security.
Hooray for Pi Day
Pi plays a central role in the research of scientists and mathematicians at UT Austin.
Two Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
The CAREER awards are intended to recognize promising young faculty and support their research with five years of funding.
Computer Scientist Wins Sloan Fellowship and NSF CAREER Award
Işil Dillig works to improve the security and reliability of computer software systems and has been awarded both a Sloan Research Fellowship and an NSF...
New Statistical Method Helps Reveal Timing of Key Events in Plant Evolution
Comparing plant DNA from over one hundred plant species from across the green tree of life, the scientists produced some exciting findings, including that evolution...
Visualizing Science 2014: Beautiful Images From College Research
This past spring, we asked faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images that celebrated the extraordinary beauty...
Chemist and Computational Biologist Elected Fellows of National Science Organization
AAAS fellows are chosen annually by their peers to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
Eight Natural Sciences Faculty Receive 2013 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards
The awards program is one of the nation's largest monetary teaching recognition programs in higher education, honoring outstanding performance in the classroom and dedication to...