September 23, 2026
OVPR
The People Who Keep Research Moving: Honoring the 2026 Research Administrators of the Year
The research administrators who work diligently behind every funded research project at UT Austin are the foundation of the TEXAS Research enterprise. Two of the best were recognized this week by UT’s Association of Research Administrators and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
September 3, 2026
The New York Times
Scientists Find More Than 1,000 Genetic Variants Linked to Personality
More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.
August 27, 2026
Austin Business Journal
UT lands $30M federal robotics center focused on human-robot interaction
The center will study secure interaction as robots become more common in hospitals and workplaces. It's led by UT Associate Professor Joydeep Biswas.
August 27, 2026
Featured UT News
UT To Lead NSF Center That Will Study How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together
The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to live and work alongside humans.
August 25, 2026
OVPR
Researchers Advance Fundamental Understanding of Metal Biology to Help Cancer Patients
Researchers are investigating how cancer cells respond to copper during radiation therapy and how this knowledge could lead to more effective treatments for lung and esophageal cancer patients and are working to develop improved, targeted treatments.
August 25, 2026
OVPR
Building Hope: UT Austin and UT MD Anderson Researchers Collaborate to Improve Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients
Experts across two leading institutions are working together to find new and better treatments for the most aggressive and deadly forms of breast cancer and take leaps forward on the road to a cure.
August 20, 2026
Featured UT News
The Microplastics Inside Us: Understanding Their Effects on the Human Body
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are partnering to trace the journey of microplastic particles through the human body and their role in cancer development.
August 17, 2026
OVPR
CHIPS for Science: Enabling Broad-Based Access to Advanced Packaging Facilities for Scientific Discovery
The CHIPS for Science report lays out recommendations for how Texas and the nation can build broad-based access to an advanced packaging ecosystem to support scientific discovery and leverage major public investments in semiconductor manufacturing.
August 5, 2026
Austin American-Statesman
UT researchers develop sensor to detect power line threats before outages
Researchers at the University of Texas' Center for Electromechanics developed a sensor that clips onto live power lines to catch hidden threats to the power grid before outages or wildfires are sparked.
July 24, 2026
Featured UT News
UT’s Lab that Engineers the Hidden Technologies Behind National Security and Everyday Life
From high-tech submarine sonar to GPS, UT’s Applied Research Laboratories has been powering the systems that protect and connect the world for 80 years and counting.