It's time for Explore UT 2013! Come on down to the Forty Acres and dive into a learning adventure. Check out the schedule of activities and join us March 2.
Research
William Press delivered his presidential address to the AAAS last week, asking conference attendees to consider the beauty and benefits of science. Learn more.
President Obama awarded medals to not one but TWO University of Texas at Austin scientists! The tower will be lit Feb. 12 in their honor. Learn more.
One of the best ways to keep the love fires burning is first to be kinder to yourself, says education researcher Kristin Neff. Sounds like a win-win! Read more.
Engineering professor Andrea Alu's work on invisibility (seriously!) appeared in Wired magazine last month. Just one of several media hits by UT faculty. Read more.
Experience Research
Nature Nights
Learn about plants and animals of Central Texas at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Paleo Lab
Visit a working lab at the Texas Memorial Museum. Interact with researchers. Ask questions.
Recovery Act
The University of Texas at Austin has received $127 million for research through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Research investment includes major pieces of instrumentation, investigations in health, energy, infrastructure and other areas, and expanding supercomputing capabilties.
Read more about the university's research through federal economic Recovery Act funds.
Research Alerts
Get the latest news on research grant opportunities, award winners and newsmakers in the Research Alert.
Researchers from the undergraduate level to the Nobel Prize explore, discover and innovate in the arts, humanities and sciences and across disciplinary boundaries. The impact of the university's research ripples through Texas and around the world.
Research Facts
$1.1 billion was awarded in sponsored research over the past two years.
$40 million over the past two years in revenue from the licensing of university technology.
The university runs one of the world's fastest supercomputers and one of the most powerful lasers.
Texas researchers were quickly on-site after the Haiti earthquake and Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
About 800 patents have been awarded to the university.
The university's 17 libraries hold more than nine million volumes.
The Harry Ransom Center displays a Gutenberg bible and the world's first photo.
Quetzalcoatlus, the largest flying creature ever discovered, was found by a university student. A replica is on display at the Texas Memorial Museum.
Research news from The University of Texas at Austin and other leading universities.