March 17, 2025
SciTechDaily

$8.4 Billion: Enormous Cache of Rare Earth Elements Discovered in America

New research from the University of Texas at Austin reveals that a vast supply of coal ash contains enough rare earth elements to significantly strengthen the nation’s reserves without the need for additional mining.

March 13, 2025
Food Safety Magazine

Scientists Discover Antibodies That Could Lead to Broadly Effective Norovirus Vaccine

Scientists have recently discovered antibodies that can neutralize a wide range of norovirus strains, which could lead to the development of a broadly effective vaccine for the foodborne pathogen, as well as new therapeutic antibodies for treating gastroenteritis caused by norovirus.

March 3, 2025
KXAN

AirPods dying? UT professor discovers microenvironment that may be responsible

A tiny microenvironment in your wireless earbuds may be the reason they’re dying so quickly, according to new research from the University of Texas.

February 18, 2025
Featured UT News

Six UT Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships

Six University of Texas at Austin faculty members were announced today as recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, putting UT Austin at the forefront among public universities boasting winners this year.

February 6, 2025
Featured UT News

Improved Brain Decoder Holds Promise for Communication in People With Aphasia

A pair of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated an AI-based tool that can translate a person’s thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words.

January 29, 2025
Defense Research Development

UT Leads Defense Research in Robotics

Since 2019, Army Futures Command’s collaboration with TEXAS Robotics has led to a novel method for rapid adaptation and integration of robotics and AI systems research.

January 8, 2025
OVPR

Design Thinking Sparks Novel Research Among Newly Tenured Faculty

Each fall, newly tenured UT faculty from across campus meet each other for the first time and learn how to design research through a unique retreat. Associate Professor Experimental (APX) has been ongoing for seven years and the ripple effect is far-reaching.
December 18, 2024
OVPR

UT Secures Two Coveted Collaborative Research Grants From the National Endowment for the Humanities

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded two highly-competitive and prestigious grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Collaborative Research program for projects that aim preserve our culture and history and lay the foundation for a more just future.
December 4, 2024
Featured UT News

Ink-Based E-tattoo Can Decode Brainwaves

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and University of California, Los Angeles, have developed a conductive ink that can be printed directly on the surface of a patient’s head and measure their brainwaves.

December 4, 2024
OVPR

Three Faculty Members Honored with 2024 University Research Excellence Awards

Three scholars have been recognized with a University Research Excellence Award, one of the most prominent symbols of peer recognition at the University of Texas at Austin.