Archive for: College of Natural Sciences

 

The Art of Scientific Glassblowing [Watch]

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Can’t see this video? Click here. Walking down the corridor of Welch Hall, you might almost miss the room where Mike Ronalter and Adam Kennedy practice their...

 
 

UT’s Award-Winning Teacher Education Program Goes (Even More) National

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The U.S. faces a shortage of 283,000 science and math teachers by 2015. Increasingly, educators are agreeing that one of the best ways to bridge that gap is a program...

 
 
President Honors UT's Bard Once Again

President Honors UT’s Bard Once Again

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Chemistry professor Allen Bard might just have a fan in Barack Obama. With the announcement that he will share the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award with Berkeley...

 
 

UT Scores $2.7 Million to Study Invasive Species

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Observing grasses, stinging ants, and other pesky creatures may not be your idea of fun, but researchers at The University of Texas’ Brackenridge Field Laboratory...

 
 

UT’s New Particle Accelerator Could Democratize Scientific Research

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You may only know them from the dentist’s office, but x-rays are pretty important when it comes to research. Used in nearly every scientific discipline, x-ray...

 
 

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...

 
 

New Online Courses Present Challenges, Opportunities

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Online classes may be the future of education over long distances—and in person. As UT plans its first online offerings, administrators are projecting a mix of...

 
 

New Deans Get Candid

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In June, the Forty Acres family welcomed Linda Hicke, former Northwestern associate research VP, to lead the College of Natural Sciences, and Ward Farnsworth, former...

 
 

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New Course Collaboration Preps UT Students For Gaming Careers

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Recently, PricewaterhouseCoopers priced the video game industry at a cool $56 billion, estimating that it would reach $82 billion by 2015. In entertainment terms,...

 
 

UT Marine Science Institute Receives $5.6 Million Grant

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A comprehensive study of the Chukchi Sea’s ecosystem led by the UT Marine Science Institute’s Ken Dunton has received a $5.6 million grant to determine the...

 
 
 
 
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