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Enjoy FREE museum admission on Sunday, July 27 during @HEB Free Fourth Sunday! Learn about life in Texas millions of years ago, walk beneath a tyrannosaur and the 33-foot wingspan of a pterosaur, touch a meteorite and more! sciencemuseum.utexas.edu
Join Healthyhorns to explore the unique nutrition needs and challenges of neurodiverse individuals (ADHD, ASD, OCD, etc.) and learn practical steps and guidance to boost confidence and improve health. 📆 7/24 ⏰ 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 👉 Virtual More: buff.ly/g4QwRml
❄️ Institute Insights: Arctic lagoons through snow, ice & t-shirt weather? Mathea Kurtz-Shaw shares what it’s like to do fieldwork across 3 extreme Arctic seasons. Read more: portasouthjetty.com/articles/bad-w… #InstituteInsights #UTMSI #ArcticResearch #TexasScience
🎣 Caught a Freckled Guitarfish in the Gulf? Help science! Report your catch & support research on this unique species. Learn how ➡️ utmsi.utexas.edu/assist-scienti… #FreckledGuitarfish #UTMSI #CommunityScience #TexasScience
Congrats to our three students, Niels Levy-Thiebaut, Franchesca Untalan and Neha Donthineni, on earning 2025 President’s Leadership Awards!
The President’s Leadership Awards recognize six students for their dedication to leaving a positive impact on their campus and the people around them. Learn more about them below! alcalde.texasexes.org/2025/06/star-s…
Congrats to the new 2025–26 Research Leaders Academy cohort 🎉 Fifteen fellows from 10 UT Austin colleges and schools will work with the Office of the Vice President for Research to develop large-scale research visions, secure external support and lead interdisciplinary teams.…
Check out our latest issue of the Texas Scientist magazine! Learn about futuristic fuels, AI in STEM education & healthcare and much more. Read it now at txsci.net/TexasScientist — or grab a print copy on your next visit to @TXSciNatHisMus. #TexasScience #TheTexasScientist
An international team of geneticists & archaeologists — including @UTAustin’s Vagheesh Narasimhan — used #AncientDNA to reconstruct the prehistoric origins of 2 major Eurasian language families. @Texas_IB @UT_Stats #TexasScience #Archaeogenetics cns.utexas.edu/news/research/…
🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Jason McLellan for winning the Changemakers Award! 🏆 His groundbreaking work in the fight against infectious diseases, including his contributions to the COVID-19 vaccine, is nothing short of inspiring. Well-deserved recognition! 🙌👏 #Changemaker
Austin @austintexasgov & @AusPublicHealth, in collaboration with a national network of public health leaders & academic institutions, #epiEngage @UTPandemics @meyerslab, have developed a measles calculator now being used nationwide to prevent outbreaks 👇 austintexas.gov/news/austin-de…
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Science and the Sea: The Not-So-Rare Giant Crustacean 🦐 At over 13", Alicella gigantea is the largest amphipod on Earth—and possibly not as rare as once thought. utmsi.utexas.edu/science-and-th… 📷 Alan Jamieson, CC BY-SA 4.0 #ScienceAndTheSea #UTMSI #AlicellaGigantea #TexasScience
A message from Interim President Jim Davis: “It’s been a tragic week in Texas. We deeply mourn the loss of so many lives from the hill country floods and pray for all who are impacted. We are also grateful for those working tirelessly to help and the many lives they have saved.…
A set of weapons bacteria use to fight each other, called microcins, are much more widespread and diverse than previously thought. They might inspire new ways to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. Learn more in @NatureComms: rdcu.be/eumkH @ut_mbs @CIDatUT
What if you could 3D print a fully functional knee joint, both the rigid bones and flexible ligaments, for a surgical or prosthetic replacement? Researchers at @utaustin have developed a new method that fuses soft and rigid materials in a single object. Explore the @texasscience…
Jason McLellan’s research helped end a global pandemic. His team stabilized the spike protein used in major COVID-19 vaccines — preventing nearly 20 million deaths in the first year. His work also helped power the first FDA-approved RSV vaccine. 🔬 Learn more:…
COSMOS-Web has released the data and images from over 250 hours of observations from @NASAWebb Space Telescope — including work by @UTAustin astronomers — to the public for their use. @McDonaldObs mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/…
Institute Insights: A vulnerable underwater world Zoe Ruben of MANERR takes us into the field to explore the beauty and fragility of coral reefs—and why their conservation starts with education. portasouthjetty.com/articles/a-vul… 📷: Keisha Bahr
We are a little over halfway through our May/June/July Longhorn Orientation sessions (already??)!!🤘View the highlights from session 4 on our Facebook! facebook.com/utorientation