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Official account for the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. #TexasScience @UTAustin
Austin, Texas
Joined June 2009
As Space Week continues, so do the discoveries. A study from the James Webb Space Telescope and @TexasScience may have identified evidence of four dark star candidates, which could explain how galaxies and black holes formed so quickly. Read more ➡️:
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A growing list of dark star candidates could help explain why some early galaxies were so big, so early in the universe.
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Congrats to Jason McLellan! @McLellan_Lab @ut_mbs
UT Austin’s Jason McLellan, professor of molecular biosciences in @TexasScience, has been named a MacArthur Fellow, often called the “genius grant", by @macfound! His groundbreaking research in structural biology continues to shape our understanding of how science can improve
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To kick off World Space Week, learn more about how UT astronomers are studying what will one day happen to our Sun. Using the @NASAWebb telescope, @TexasScience researchers uncovered new details inside the Butterfly Nebula, offering a rare look at the final stages of a star’s
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📣 @mcdonaldobs recognizes 3 organizations for adopting nighttime friendly lighting! Thanks to @VF_Fresh, the Brewster County Courthouse, and @TerlinguaRanch Lodge* for their efforts to protect the treasured #darkskies of the Big Bend region! ✨ 🔗 https://t.co/Urpij5x2G3
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The Mexican honey wasp is a bit of an oddball: it makes and eats honey like a bee, but when it’s hankering for protein, instead of pollen, it eats other insects. A new study finds its gut microbiome is more like bees than wasps. Funded by @USDA and @NSF. https://t.co/DaPDTYrWPL
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Celebrating @TexasScience Professor Kelly Zamudio and @UTexasGlobal leaders Teri Albrecht and Thomas Ward for earning 2025-26 @FulbrightPrgrm U.S. Scholar awards 🎉 Learn more: https://t.co/tOZoRFIwlZ.
@UTAustin @fulbrightbrasil @Unesp_Oficial @fulbrightfrance @CampusFrance
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Meet Blake Settle BSA ’19, founder of @RevGum — the No. 1 functional gum in the U.S. How did a late night at the PCL lead to a booming business? Listen now → https://t.co/tOo4XSvxpr This is also your reminder that Longhorn 100 applications close in one week on October 6!
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Deadline is next week for the Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship Program! The year-long program funds UT doctoral candidates researching life and organisms in their natural environments. Learn more and apply here by Oct 6: https://t.co/ebOA0NNd9L
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Exciting news! Introducing AstroVisBench: A Code Benchmark for Scientific Computing and Visualization in Astronomy! A new benchmark developed by researchers CosmicAI is testing how well LLMs implement scientific workflows in astronomy and visualize results.
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Congratulations to Fabian Salgado-Roa, winner of the Medalla Humbold-Caldas Best Publication in Biogeography! Paper title: "The Andes as a semi-permeable geographical barrier: Genetic connectivity between structured populations in a widespread spider." https://t.co/2fdIzn7CgJ
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We’ll soon face off against the Aggies on the football field, but did you know there is a scholarship that unites our two universities? Learn more about this scholarship for #Longhorn campus leaders & how to apply: https://t.co/QnDZsxdcjz
#LivingtheLonghornLife
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Biologists at @UTAustin found a bird that’s the natural result of a green jay & a blue jay’s mating — it may be among the first examples of a hybrid that exists because of recent changing patterns in the climate. #TexasScience #GrueJay #BlueJay #GreenJay
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The rare hybrid offspring of a blue jay and a green jay is likely a result of weather-related shifts in the range of two species.
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Meet the former Sharon H. Justice Leadership Scholarship recipient who is now working for our Division – & find out how you can apply for this scholarship which is now open: https://t.co/UgXXkMM8BC
#LivingtheLonghornLife #PuttingStudentsFirst
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Folic Acid Awareness Week marks the anniversary of when Vitamin B9 was discovered, but did you know that three UT professors with four tons of spinach discovered folic acid on the Forty Acres? Read more: https://t.co/GEviSS9vSZ
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On this day in 1883, Texas founded its flagship university to educate Texans and pursue excellence. For 142 years, UT has lived that mission—preparing leaders, advancing discovery, and serving our state with pride. The Tower is its symbol. Learn more: https://t.co/5OoiZW2scq
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🚨 Stephen Hawking was right: when two black holes collide, the resulting black hole has a bigger surface area than the originals. Amazing finding on the 10th anniversary of gravitational wave astronomy! Read more: https://t.co/tiUacOXDHG
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The Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowships Program is now open & accepting applications until Dec 9. The year-long program funds UT doctoral candidates researching life & organisms in their natural environments. Learn more & apply here: https://t.co/7WbcK0T5cs
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To kill bacteria, antibodies usually need helpers, but a new method yields antibodies that can kill bacteria directly by busting up their outer membranes. Read more: https://t.co/QwL4gxZGDM
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