Oct 13, 2021
How UT Earned the Seal of Excelencia
Texas’ top public university recognized as an institution where Latino students thrive.
West Texas
May 10, 2021
Mia Stanley, UT21 Senior
Art history senior Mia Stanley on finding community with the Longhorn Band and deciphering ancient language mysteries during the pandemic.
May 07, 2021
Skies of Texas Are Upon You at McDonald Observatory
What starts here changes our understanding of the cosmos.
Mar 08, 2021
Texas Earthquake System Strengthens National Network
AUSTIN, Texas — Now in its fifth year of operation, the Bureau of Economic Geology’s TexNet earthquake monitoring system manages more than 150 seismic stations throughout Texas and has been integrated into the country’s national monitoring system operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). TexNet helps fill a major coverage hole in the national system, […]
Dec 02, 2020
HETDEX Project On Track to Probe Dark Energy
FORT DAVIS, Texas — Three years into its quest to reveal the nature of dark energy, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) is on track to complete the largest map of the cosmos ever. The team will create a three-dimensional map of 2.5 million galaxies that will help astronomers understand how and why the […]
Sep 14, 2020
New Dashboards Launched to Track COVID-19 Across Texas Communities
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin’s COVID-19 Modeling Consortium has launched a new online dashboard to track the spread and impact of the virus, including in hospitals across Texas, with detailed information for 22 areas. The Texas Department of State Health Services divides the state into 22 Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) to […]
May 19, 2020
Sensor Network Could Change How Methane Emissions Are Detected
AUSTIN, Texas — A first-of-its-kind network of sensors for monitoring emissions across an oil and gas production region may soon revolutionize the way methane leaks are found. The United States has become the world’s largest producer of natural gas and a major exporter. However, methane, the main constituent of natural gas, has a role as […]
