His Rudy Moment: Luciano Martinez

Class of 2012 graduate Luciano Martinez will be able to tell his future high school math students that he got to play on the field as a Longhorn.

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In the News

Does Eating Organic Make a Difference?

myFOXaustin

Nutritional Sciences faculty discusses the benefits of eating organic.

Improved Loblolly Pines Better for the Environment

Innovations Report

Researchers use genetics to increase the carbon-absorbing properties of the loblolly pine.

Friends’ Value Only Increases with Age

Chicago Tribune

Experts say that although you may wrinkle with age, your friendships don’t.

Scaling Up Student Research Requires New Thinking

HHMI Bulletin

The college’s Freshman Research Initiative is at the vanguard of higher ed reform.

Ants go marching…

Austin American-Statesman

…under the watchful eye of Texas’ top scientist. This is a great article in the Statesman about Larry …

UT Alumna Creates, Sells Jewelry on Etsy

The Daily Texan

Textiles and apparels grad finds success in jewelry making business.

May 17th, 2012

Meet the 2012 Dean’s Honored Graduates

Dean’s Honored Graduate is the highest honor awarded to graduating seniors in the College of Natural Sciences. …


May 16th, 2012

Imaging Research Center Opens, Bringing New Level of Neuroscience Research to The University of Texas at Austin

Facility includes a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that is dedicated to research and promises to accelerate the translation of basic research to the clinic.


May 10th, 2012

Entrepreneurial Society’s First Forum Draws Many Interested Students

Panelists and a keynote speaker educated students about mixing science with business.


May 8th, 2012

Kopp’s Weekly — What Will You Do With Your Summer?‏

Be sure to be on the lookout for opportunities this summer.


May 7th, 2012

Astronomy Student Wins $20,000 Mitchell Student Grand Prize Award for Academic Excellence

George Miller, astronomy senior and Dean’s Scholar in the College of Natural Sciences, has won the $20,000 grand prize in the University Co-operative Society’s George H. Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence.


May 4th, 2012

Physicist Honored for Teaching Excellence

Mike Downer, professor of physics, has received the Piper Award for excellence in teaching.


May 3rd, 2012

The Science of Soul Stealing

There’s a scientific truth lurking behind vampire stories. We can be taken over, mind and body, by viruses.

Posted in: Extracts

May 2nd, 2012

Physics and Biochemistry Undergraduates Win Goldwater Scholarships

The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.


May 1st, 2012

Spotlight on Undergraduate Research: Nadia Khan

A College of Natural Sciences student gets the spotlight during the university’s Research Week.


April 25th, 2012

Kopp’s Weekly — Peer Mentorship

What does mentorship mean to you?


April 25th, 2012

2012 College Awards Banquet Honors Teachers, Advisors

Award-winning teachers, advisors, outreach specialists and staff will be acknowledged at the 15th annual College of Natural Sciences Honors …


April 24th, 2012

Linda Hicke Appointed New Dean of College of Natural Sciences

Cell biologist Hicke will join the college July 15 from Northwestern University, where she is a professor and associate vice president for research.


April 22nd, 2012

Event: Robots and the Future of Surgery

Students will have the chance to test drive a robotic surgical system and learn about the future of robots and surgery.


April 17th, 2012

Op-ed: Our Contaminated World

Biologists David Crews and Andrea Gore argue that it’s time for us to face the fact that our world is contaminated by chemicals, and we’re contaminated as well.

Posted in: Main Page Research

April 16th, 2012

Kopp’s Weekly — The Role of Science in Society‏

Don’t miss the fourth Science for Change lecture Monday, April 16.


April 13th, 2012

Assembling the Tree of Life: Q&A with Randy Linder

Biologist Randy Linder talks about his atypical college experience, evolution, his life outside the classroom, and a street fight in Peru.