March 18, 2026
Featured UT News
10-Minute Digital Program Reduces Symptoms of Depression in Landmark Trial
A 10‑minute digital program co‑developed by a UT Austin psychologist significantly reduced depression symptoms within four weeks, according to a large randomized controlled trial.
March 17, 2026
OVPR
Fernanda Leite Receives Prestigious Peurifoy Construction Research Award From American Society of Civil Engineers
Leite is the third faculty member from UT to receive this award, considered akin to a lifetime achievement honor in construction engineering research.
March 17, 2026
Featured UT News
Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer
Researchers at UT Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered why some chemotherapy drugs not only eliminate cancer cells but also activate the innate immune system to attack cancer cells.
March 10, 2026
Featured UT News
Robot Hands So Sensitive They Can Grab a Potato Chip
A new robotic hand developed at UT Austin uses tactile sensing and soft robotics to gently grasp fragile objects, with potential applications in health care and manufacturing.
March 10, 2026
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Hummus on the Moon? Scientists have successfully grown chickpeas using lunar dirt
A team of scientists from UT Austin say they've successfully grown chickpeas using lunar regolith, the dirt that's found on the surface of the Moon.
February 27, 2026
OVPR
After a Decade of Pioneering Digital Twin Research, UT Emerges as a Global Leader in AI for Science
After more than a decade of advances in AI, mathematics and supercomputing, UT is shaping the future of digital twins — bringing together researchers across campus to deploy physics‑informed, AI‑powered models for energy, healthcare, national security and natural hazard mitigation.
February 25, 2026
Featured UT News
UT To Enhance U.S. Space Force Detection, Response to Security Threats
UT Austin will become the first university hub to work with U.S. Space Force, integrating research, industry, and high-powered computing to rapidly identify and respond to threats in orbit.
February 18, 2026
Discover Magazine
Oxygen May Have Been Key to Sparking the Rise of Complex Life
Learn how oxygen’s early rise could have given complex life the energy boost it needed to evolve.
January 29, 2026
Featured UT News
UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings
As one of only 15 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging in the United States, the renewal solidifies UT’s role as a national leader in aging and population health research.
January 27, 2026
The New York Times
Scanning Ice for Monster Cracks, on This World and Another
Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ocean moon of Europa.