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Crazy Ants Invade Texas

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You’ve probably never thought you could miss fire ants, but a new study published by the College of Natural Science’s Texas invasive species research...

 
 

UT Natural Gas Study: The Boom Isn’t Over

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As the natural gas boom continues in hotspots like North Dakota and Pennsylvania—and draws criticism from environmentalists—UT has released a study on the Barnett...

 
 

UT Chemist Wins Prestigious Japan Prize

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Decades of research paid off last week for UT chemistry and chemical engineering professor C. Grant Willson. He won the Japan Prize—an international science award...

 
 

UT Researchers Uncover New Way to Fight HIV

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Research out of The University of Texas may improve the way we treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS by weakening the body’s...

 
 

UT’s Dana Center Urges Overhaul of Remedial Education

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Half of all U.S. undergraduates and 70 percent of all community college students start college without being academically ready and require remedial courses to...

 
 

Telecommuting Adds Hours to Workweek, UT Study Shows

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Dreaming of leaving your cubicle to work from home in your pajamas? Better think twice—telecommuting might not be all it’s cracked up to be, according to...

 
 

UT Astronomers Discover Most Massive Black Hole Yet

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Astronomers out of UT’s McDonald Observatory have done it again. They’ve discovered the largest known black hole in the universe—for the third time. Using...

 
 

If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?

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“I’m already as happy as I want to be.” “I don’t want to be happy all the time.” “I don’t deserve to be happy.” Whatever the reason for denying...

 
 

Curing “Ouch Mouth”

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Longhorn Researchers Develop Strip for Tongue Burns It happens all the time: Dinnertime rolls around, and a slice of pepperoni pizza, fresh from the oven, beckons....

 
 

Skeletons in the Closet: Inside UT’s Creepiest Lab

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It’s a horrifying image: a decaying animal carcass crawling with beetles that feast on flesh. It’s also a vital scientific technique used in the Skeletal...

 
 
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