November 15, 2016
A group of UT students is reaching for Mars by designing their own manned Mars mission and raising questions in the spaceflight community about how best to send humans to the red planet in the near future.
Author: juliannehodges
Science under the Stars lecture features lemurs
November 14, 2016
On Thursday at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory, integrative biology graduate student Amanda Perofsky gave a talk about the diverse world of lemurs and some of the challenges they face.
UT economics student researches sustainable agriculture
November 8, 2016
When economics junior Joy Youwakim was growing up, she grew tired of being told to eat everything on her plate because people elsewhere were starving.
“It’s ridiculous that it’s 2016, and there are still people that are hungry in the world, especially when we produce enough,” Youwakim said.
UT celebrates Texas Arbor Day, educates community about trees
November 7, 2016
with Brittany Wagner, The Daily Texan
UT Landscape Services celebrated Texas Arbor Day on Friday by planting trees next to the turtle pond, educating the UT community about tree care and giving away seedlings grown from seeds gathered from campus.
NASA official shares plans for human exploration of Mars
November 4, 2016
NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman outlined the agency’s plan to put humans on Mars in a seminar hosted by the Department of Aerospace Engineering on Wednesday.
UT brings drones to Austin Energy
October 27, 2016
A UT research group is improving the safety and efficiency of inspecting power lines by connecting an Austin energy company with new technology: drones.
Study: People with low health literacy don’t find health apps helpful
October 25, 2016
Health and wellness technology is everywhere — fitbit apps, patient portals and nutrition trackers — but a new study by UT researchers shows that this technology might not be helping the people who need it the most: those who have a hard time understanding health information.
Tropical fish move to stay cool
October 20, 2016
When ocean temperatures rise, tropical fish which struggled to adapt would rather pack up and move than adapt.
As climate change causes warmer ocean temperatures, temperature-sensitive coral reef fish tend to migrate to a cooler area if given the chance, according to a recent international study led by University of Copenhagen’s Adam Habary and supervised by UT Marine Science Institute postdoctoral fellow Jacob Johansen.
UT researchers help search for theoretical particles
October 18, 2016
UT researchers are hunting for an elusive subatomic particle after unexpected experimental results left the physics community puzzled.
The particles in question are called neutrinos. They have no charge and very little mass, and they can pass through matter, including living tissue. These properties make neutrinos very difficult to detect.
Molecular biology department plans to bring new microscopy technique to UT
October 12, 2016
A new, higher-resolution microscope coming to UT in May 2017 will help the Department of Molecular Biosciences revolutionize its study of cellular functions.
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