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Exxon CEO Speaks Up for Research in Higher Ed

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Rex W. Tillerson, BS ’75, Life Member, is the CEO of ExxonMobil Corp. This column first appeared in the Dallas Morning News. Few public policy issues are more...

 
 

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Texas Scientists Grow the Tree of Life

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You may think the Tree of Life was settled a long time ago, but scientists continue to refine, and sometimes radically alter, our understanding of how species are...

 
 

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Greatest Hits [Watch]

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83—profiled in our March|April issue—has appeared on dozens of TV shows, from The Colbert Report to Battlestar...

 
 

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Star Power

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83, is the public face of science. But he says his success has nothing to do with UT. “Hey, aren’t you the scientist?” The...

 
 

UT Researchers Use Proteins to Deliver At-Home Drugs Safely

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While most people cringe at the thought of giving themselves a shot, the ability to self-administer drugs has become a top priority in the science world—which...

 
 

Identification Day Brings Fossil Hunters to Campus

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When you have a science question, what do you do? If you’re like us, you Google it or search in a book.  After all, you can’t just walk up to a scientific...

 
 

UT Scientists Discover Largest Black Holes In Universe

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It’s something straight out of a science-fiction movie: two monster black holes, weighing as much as 10 billion suns, that threaten to swallow everything within...

 
 
A Big Bonus of Aging: Better Decision-Making

A Big Bonus of Aging: Better Decision-Making

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Ah, the aging process. It’s a trade-off. A 65-year-old may have less energy than a 25-year-old, but there’s a consolation. Older adults, UT psychologists...

 
 

Research Program Boosts Student Retention Dramatically

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When molecular genetics and microbiology professor Scott Stevens arrived at UT in 2002, he realized right away he had a problem. The problem arrived in the form...

 
 

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Jon’s Worms

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Could microscopic worms be the key to identifying which genes cause problems in people with Down syndrome? For UT researcher Jon Pierce-Shimomura, whose son has...

 
 
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