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At UT Austin, researchers from science, engineering, humanities and the arts turn bold ideas and questions into cutting-edge breakthroughs and discoveries that shape society’s understanding of the world.

November 13, 2024

2024 Hamilton Book Award Grand Prize Goes to David Hillis for Homage to Texas Hill Country’s Biological Diversity

"Armadillos to Ziziphus,” a book that serves as both an education and celebration of the Hill Country’s natural beauty and diversity, has been named the grand prize winner of the 2024 Hamilton Book Awards.

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December 18, 2024
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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
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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.
December 4, 2024
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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.

November 22, 2024
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UT Ranks 14th Globally for Interdisciplinary Science

The University of Texas at Austin is among the top universities in the world for solving society’s most difficult scientific challenges using an interdisciplinary approach, bridging knowledge and discovery across multiple fields of study to focus on a single problem.

October 22, 2024
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Research & Creative Grants Awarded to Nine Faculty Projects

Nine University of Texas Austin faculty members representing a variety of disciplines, colleges and schools have been selected as recipients of the 2024-2025 Research & Creative Grants.
September 30, 2024
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Living for the City: Municipal Impact Driven by World-Class Research

A formalized partnership between City of Austin officials and researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has fast-tracked collaborations between the two entities to help find solutions to problems affecting us all – from improving road safety and ensuring water security to protecting Austin’s vibrant cultural scene.