Research News

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.

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.

Behind every world-changing discovery made at The University of Texas at Austin is a research administrator who navigated administrative complexities and hurdles required of a sponsored research project. Two exemplary research administrators were recently honored at the National Research Administration Day Celebration.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

Data from a new investigational drug that could alter the standard treatment for a rare blood disease suggests it has the potential to delay or prevent anemia and the need for intrauterine blood transfusions in babies who are at high risk for the condition, according to a clinical trial conducted by The University of Texas at Austin.

By using a novel form of artificial intelligence, a team at University of Texas at Austin has accelerated the process of identifying "polluted" white dwarf stars that are actively consuming planets in their orbit,