An international team of astronomers, led by The University of Texas at Austin’s Cosmic Frontier Center, has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed. It and the galaxy it calls home, CAPERS-LRD-z9, are present 500 million years after the Big Bang.

A new artificial intelligence model developed through an academic-industrial partnership between The University of Texas at Austin and Sanofi, helps predict how much protein cells will produce, which can minimize the need for trial-and-error experimentation, accelerating the next generation of mRNA therapeutics.

New wearable hydration tech could change how we stay safe, healthy, and hydrated

When Dr. Frances Champagne and her team at The University of Texas at Austin set out to study stress, they didn’t expect a global pandemic to reshape their methods. But the result — a semi-virtual version of a gold-standard stress protocol — could reshape the field itself.

As Texas faces another intense summer, dehydration remains a serious but hard-to-monitor risk. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a noninvasive, wearable sensor that continuously tracks hydration levels, aiming to protect people like athletes, firefighters, and everyday workers.

Inspired by how nature blends toughness and flexibility, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a fast, precise new 3D printing method that seamlessly merges soft and hard properties into a single object using different colors of light.

Two decades ago, in a handful of Texas classrooms, something quietly powerful was happening. Teachers were experimenting with a simple but transformative idea: what if students could learn more deeply by stepping into the lesson—literally? Using storytelling, movement and role play, they brought…

This fall, the Office of the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors welcomes the 2025-2026 cohort of the Research Leaders Academy.

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

A new study by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin found that text messages containing emojis are perceived as more emotionally responsive than those using words alone.