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October 21, 2025
OVPR

UT Law Professor David Spence Wins 2025 Hamilton Book Award for Scholarly Analysis of America's Divided Energy Transition

David B. Spence, a professor in the School of Law, has been named the grand prize winner of the 2025 Hamilton Book Awards for his book "Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship."
October 17, 2025
OVPR

UT Faculty Awarded TRC4 Grants to Advance Groundbreaking Trauma Research

The Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4) has awarded grants to four UT researchers to dramatically improve the chances of survival from trauma and its after effects — in the battlefield and civilian life.
October 15, 2025
Featured UT News

New Technology, Data Drive Advancements in Breast Cancer Care

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are studying new solutions to detect and treat even the most aggressive forms of breast cancer using data, cutting-edge technologies and collaboration across disciplines.

October 15, 2025
Chron

New study uncovers surprising trends in Texas microplastic pollution

Plastic pellets spilling into Texas waters aren't staying in Texas. They're floating south and ending up on Mexican beaches, according to a new study that tracked their movement using ocean modeling and chemical analysis.

October 10, 2025
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Space Research at UT: Microbes, Satellites and Deep Space Discoveries

The University of Texas at Austin has long been a leader in space research and exploration, making groundbreaking contributions that continue to shape the future of the final frontier.

October 8, 2025
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Virus Slayer Awarded 'Genius Grant' by MacArthur Foundation

Jason McLellan, a structural biologist at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on investigating key proteins that enable viruses to infect our cells and developing new interventions to prevent and treat infectious diseases.

October 8, 2025
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Revisiting the Past Through Gaming

Professors in Art History, Design, AET look to explore historical sites through digital reconstruction

October 1, 2025
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Merging AI, Storytelling and Community for a More Resilient Texas

Planet Texas 2050 researchers are building powerful new tools that use artificial intelligence to combine sensor data, scientific models, and even personal stories from people on the ground.

September 30, 2025
CNN

A blue jay and a green jay mated, researchers say. Their offspring is a scientific marvel

What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? That’s not the start of a joke, but the subject of a new study that aims to describe a hybrid bird never encountered before in the wild.

September 30, 2025
Featured UT News

Study Finds Dietary Changes Quickly Alter Brain Markers Linked to Memory and Inflammation

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin reveals that following a low-calorie or low-carbohydrate diet can measurably lower levels of brain chemicals that, when too high, are linked to inflammation and memory problems.