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Meet Iris Schmeder, Undergraduate Frog Researcher
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (800+ words) A chance encounter in a hallway and hands-on learning opportunities sparked her passion for research. Iris Schmeder is a senior biology major who researches the biodiversity and ecology of frogs in the lab of professor Kelly Zamudio at The University…...
Scientists Map Proteins From Ancient Organism and Discover New Links to Rare Diseases
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (716+ words) New ‘treasure map’ of ancient life holds clues to modern human diseases. By comparing groups of proteins found in a wide range of species and by analyzing animal models and human patient data, a University of Texas at Austin-led team…...
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4+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) Meet Graduate of Distinction and Biology Researcher Halimot Badmus The University of Texas at Austin Access to this page is forbidden....
Natural Sciences Week 2025: Kick‑Off
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (40+ words) Join the Natural Sciences Council for a two-hour event where NSC and partner organizations will be tabling in the Welch Grand Hallway to kick off Natural Sciences Week. Learn about the exciting events... Natural Sciences Week 2025: Kick‑Off...
Registration Deadline for Technology & Science Undergraduate Research Forum
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (133+ words) Also called the CNS Forum, this event allows undergraduate students to celebrate and share their research in the College of Natural Sciences. This year, the Technology & Science Undergraduate Research... Registration Deadline for Technology & Science Undergraduate Research Forum Also called the…...
Rooted in Nature: A Bio-Inspired Strategy Using Bacteria to Enhance Plant Fitness
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (880+ words) A biologist takes inspiration from fungus-growing ants in his research with microbes that grow on roots in soil. Leafcutter ants, seen here on fungi, inspired Ulrich Mueller’s research on microbiome selection. Credit: Alexander Wild. Humans began growing crops around 12,000 years…...
Microbiology and Mentoring: Meet Grad Student Mariangel Correa Orellana
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (554+ words) Driven by her love for the ocean, she is studying how Hawaiian shrimp interact with microbes and water temperature. Mariangel Correa Orellana recently traveled to Hawaii to conduct research. Growing up by the ocean, Mariangel Correa Orellana dreamed of becoming…...
Destroying Crazy Ant Nest Structure Makes Them Vulnerable to Pathogens
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (490+ words) Research initiated at a UT field station keeps progressing, in good news for the war on this invasive species. Tawny crazy ant workers tend larvae. Credit: Edward LeBrun/University of Texas at Austin. Invasive tawny crazy ants have been wreaking…...
Vulnerable Salamanders, Key to Healthy Ecosystems, a Focus in Two Studies
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1072+ words) A pair of studies from UT Austin offer insights into these keystone species. Eureycea salamanders (left, credit: Yaqing Li) and Ambystoma salamanders (right, credit: David Ledesma) feature in two studies from UT. Lessons about interactions between habitat, evolution and tiny, vulnerable…...