Texas Scientist Magazine
The Texas Scientist is the award-winning magazine of the College of Natural Sciences at UT Austin. It is a digest of the people and groundbreaking discoveries that make our college one of the most amazing and significant places on Earth.
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Cut, Paste, Cure
Gene editing—with the promise of treating disease, improving crops and studying life itself—“has been one of the fastest bench-to-bedside technologies ever.”
Learning Discovery
Launched 20 years ago, the Freshman Research Initiative has become a national model for teaching hands-on STEM to undergraduates.
Communicating the Beauty in the Abstract
Q&A with Audrick Pyronneau, Ph.D. Student
The Graduate Student, Mathematics
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Futuristic Fuels
Some of the most revolutionary ideas for powering our society sound a bit like science fiction, requiring only cheap, abundant resources like sunlight, plants or water.
Learning to Learn with AI
Professors are using artificial intelligence to help students think more deeply about their learning and overcome struggles.
Making Science More Accessible for Everyone
Q&A with Eman Alasadi, Ph.D.
The Graduate Student, Chemistry
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Life on the Edge
To understand climate change and vulnerable ecosystems, University of Texas at Austin field researchers go where nature finds itself at a crossroads.
Science for a Healthier Nation
Nutritional scientists at UT Austin are championing a shift in how we relate to our food. It’s happening in schools, households, medical settings and workplaces across communities nationwide.
Training Machines and Forging Ahead in our AI Era
Q&A with Kristen Grauman, Ph.D.
The Faculty Member, Computer Science
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The James Webb Space Telescope is taking us back to when the cosmic lights came on—and changing our calculus of the cosmos.
Explosive growth in statistics, data science, machine learning and AI is transforming how UT Austin researchers solve problems in health, the environment, astronomy and many other disciplines.
Learning Limits with the Tiniest of Fishes
Q&A with Simon Brandl, Ph.D.
The Faculty Member, Marine Science
