Archive for: research
Texas, Still Wildcatting
By Lynn Freehill
A wood and iron platform crouches on a triangle of The University of Texas campus frequented only on six Saturdays each fall. This creaky sculpture has taken on...
President Powers to Lead Group of Top Research Universities
By Andrew Roush
UT-Austin President Bill Powers will chair the Association of American Universities, the organization of the nation’s elite research universities. America’s...
The Secret to YouTube Success
By Casey Michel
There’ve been few videos more viewed in 2012 than the 40-second clip Pussy Riot uploaded last February. The video, which displays four women lip-synching...
UT Scientists Fuel Method for Cleaning up Nuclear Waste
By Casey Michel
Fukushima. Chernobyl. Nuclear fuel has a long, fraught history. More expensive than coal, and more dangerous than oil. A litany of reasons prevents the United States...
Bubbles Below the Surface
By Jenny Blair
Thanks to humans, the ocean is a noisy place. Pile drivers, seismic tools, sonar, and ships’ engines fill the deep with sounds that can travel vast distances...
Why the Higgs Boson Matters
By Steven Weinberg
This summer, everyone’s talking about the breakthrough discovery of the Higgs boson, or physics’ “God particle.” But what’s beyond...
Digging for Treasure
By Rose Cahalan
UT’s Archaeology Field School trains future archaeologists—and yields thousands of ancient artifacts Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Ten miles north...
UT Fracking Study Comes Under Scrutiny
By Rose Cahalan
For the second time in as many months, a University of Texas study on an emotionally charged, politically divisive topic is under scrutiny. In February, UT geologist...
Alive, Vigilant, Vital
By John Beckworth
Texas Exes Stand Up for a University of the First Class For 127 years, Texas Exes have served as champions of The University of Texas. On occasion, we have reminded...
UT Study on Gay Parenting Sparks Controversy
By Rose Cahalan
A new study from UT sociologist Mark Regnerus is making huge waves today in the worlds of social science and LGBT politics. The study’s title asks “How...