A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and decrease reliance on costly imports.

In February, a group of scholars from top universities gathered in Washington, D.C., with a shared mission: ensuring that AI innovation is grounded in ethics and the public good. The meeting was the latest step forward for a growing initiative that Good Systems helped launch: a "community of…

On a seasonably blistering afternoon last September, residents and community leaders gathered at the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center in southeast Austin to celebrate a milestone nearly a decade in the making. The room was abuzz, the Tex-Mex was plentiful.

In a city bursting with tech talent and big ideas, a group founded less than a year and a half ago — the Austin AI Alliance — is carving out a unique space, one that embraces the power of AI while fostering collaboration across sectors and keeping humans — “natural intelligence,” if you will — at…

Whole Communities–Whole Health’s (WCWH) annual symposium kicked off with good vibes by recognizing seven outstanding community partners. The awards, presented in two categories, honor organizations and individuals whose dedication has been instrumental in advancing WCWH’s mission to build research…

Whole Communities–Whole Health continues to ask new questions and spark new perspectives as part of its mission to better understand how social, environmental and biological factors affect health.

Technology use among older adults appears to benefit cognitive health rather than harm it, according to a large-scale meta-analysis published in Nature Human Behaviour.

An engineer who developed technology to measure methane emissions and a scholar who is a driving force in using scientific evidence to improve children’s reading comprehension have been named the 2025 recipients of The University of Texas at Austin President’s Research Impact Award.

New research from The University of Texas at Austin could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines to once again push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection.

The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched a joint initiative, the Collaborative Accelerator for Transformative Research Endeavors, to enable groundbreaking research projects that align complementary strengths to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survival.