February 4, 2026
Planet Texas 2050
From Local Advocacy to National Spotlight
For the first time, a Texas-based project has been selected for Monument Lab's Re:Generation initiative, bringing the stories, struggles and visions of the Las Milpas neighborhood in Pharr, Texas onto the national stage. This recognition builds on years of community-led advocacy supported by Planet…
January 29, 2026
Featured UT News
UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings
As one of only 15 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging in the United States, the renewal solidifies UT’s role as a national leader in aging and population health research.
January 27, 2026
The New York Times
Scanning Ice for Monster Cracks, on This World and Another
Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ocean moon of Europa.
January 27, 2026
Austin American-Statesman
UT Austin becomes NSF’s top-funded campus, driven by computing and AI
The University of Texas at Austin was the top recipient of National Science Foundation grants in fiscal year 2024 – a sign of UT's leadership in AI & computing.
January 26, 2026
Good Systems
Good Systems Awards Seed Grants to Six Faculty Teams Advancing Human-Centered AI
Good Systems has announced the recipients of its internal funding competition, awarding seed funding to interdisciplinary faculty teams whose projects explore how artificial intelligence can be designed in ways that better reflect human values and societal needs.
January 14, 2026
Featured UT News
UT Undergrad Uncovers Country-Specific Factors Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes
Milit Patel co-led groundbreaking research that used machine learning to identify factors across 185 countries that are most strongly associated with improved cancer outcomes worldwide, publishing the findings in Annals of Oncology.
January 13, 2026
Featured UT News
UT Astronomer Appointed President of Organization Building World’s Most Powerful Telescope
The Giant Magellan Telescope consortium today announced it has appointed The University of Texas at Austin’s Daniel T. Jaffe as president. He is one of two UT astronomers recently named to key leadership positions.
January 12, 2026
Planet Texas 2050
Climate Takes Center Stage
When Winter Storm Mara swept through Central Texas in early 2023, decimating trees and knocking out power throughout Travis County, Khristián Méndez Aguirre happened to be debuting a play about — of all things — a tree that knocks down a power line and causes a motorcycle wreck. It was an art…
January 8, 2026
OVPR
UT Ranks No. 1 in U.S. for Research Funded by National Science Foundation
The University of Texas at Austin is ranked No. 1 among U.S. universities for conducting the most research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). UT also ranked No. 5 in the nation in research financed by the Department of Defense (DOD) and No. 6 for Department of Energy (DOE) research.
December 18, 2025
Featured UT News
Built By Science For Science
Characteristic Science Applications shape future of U.S. NSF Leadership-Class Computing Facility.