News Archive
November 6, 2025
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UT Opens Off-Campus Lab Space for Private Sector to Accelerate Life Sciences Research
Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has opened UT Innovation Labs, a state-of-the-art 10,000-square-foot wet lab for groundbreaking advancements in health care and life sciences.
November 5, 2025
OVPR
From Research to Results: UT-City of Austin Partnership Delivers Regional Innovation
The City of Austin has renewed and expanded a partnership with The University of Texas at Austin, strengthening a now proven model that connects University research with community needs.
November 3, 2025
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9 Ways UT Is Advancing Dementia Research
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are working to change the future of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
October 29, 2025
Smithsonian Magazine
Archaeologists Decipher Crumbling Hieroglyphs to Reveal the Name of a Forgotten Maya Queen Who Ruled 1,400 Years Ago
Ix Ch’ak Ch’een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn’t know her name before they began translating a series of inscriptions discovered in 2024
October 23, 2025
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UT Research Strengths Reflect American Priorities
UT Austin continues to lead in federally prioritized research and development areas, closely aligning with the White House’s recent memo on national R&D priorities.
October 21, 2025
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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
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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
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 15, 2025
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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 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.