NaturalSciences @ UT

Official account for the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. #TexasScience @UTAustin

[McDonald Observatory @mcdonaldobs]

💻 Did you miss the @mcdonaldobs livestream last night?
No Worries!
You can re-visit our previous livestreams any time you wish over on our YouTube channel!

https://t.co/PO3TH6PTWo

[Texas Science & Natural History Museum @TXSciNatHisMus]

We loved digging into the differences between paleontology and archeology with @weareaustin @TrevorScottATX and Sierra Waggoner.

Learn more at the FREE Texas Archeology Fair hosted by @TxHistComm at Texas Science & Natural History Museum Sat. Sept. 26!

https://t.co/ZBKCXU9k7v

[Jim Nicar @JimNicar]

Did you know?

September 16, 1941 - 85 years ago - @UTAustin chemists discovered and named folic acid after distilling *four tons* (yes, 8,000 pounds!) of spinach. Wheelbarrows full of the leafy greens made their way to the lab in Welch Hall.

What starts here . . . 🤘

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

Now you see it … now you don’t.

Researchers stumbled onto a greener way to recycle objects made of pDCPD, used in everything from vehicle bumpers to construction equipment to chemical storage tanks.

More at https://t.co/Xu8bsiFtQm
#SustainableScience #PlasticRecycling

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Here's to another great year on the Forty Acres! 🧡

Happy Birthday, UT 🎂

[UT Student Affairs @UTexasStudents]

Happy Birthday! Every day, our students bring this legacy of leadership and service to life. We’re so proud to support Longhorns as they change the world! #HookEm #WhatStartsHere

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

It's time to celebrate on the Forty Acres, Longhorn style 🎂🤘

[AssocForWomenInMath @AWMmath]

We are still accepting nominations for the 2027 AWM Dissertation Prize. This prize is awarded annually to up to 3 outstanding PhD dissertations presented by female mathematical scientists.

📅 Deadline: September 15
🔗 https://t.co/pAq0m3tY6R

#AWMMath #WomenInMath #Research

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

Last week in Oslo, Allan MacDonald received the @KavliPrize for Nanoscience. A physicist at @UTAustin, he was honored for helping establish the field of twistronics. Read more: https://t.co/Ui8ILuIf95

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

What if cancer’s favorite fuel could become its weakness? 🧬

UT Austin researchers developed an experimental drug that pushes cancer cells to burn more sugar while blocking their backup fuel source.

The early results are promising, and could point to a new approach to cancer treatment.

Read the full story here - https://t.co/X34z2s4nSE 🤘

[Texas Global @UTexasGlobal]

Two @UTAustin professors are taking their research abroad as 26-27 @FulbrightPrgrm U.S. Scholars. @UTexasMoody's Srikanta Mishra will conduct research in India, & @TexasScience's Timothy Keitt will study biodiversity & environmental change in Ecuador.

🔗 https://t.co/If7KKPzLoY

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

New studies find COVID pandemic impacts on children were not as severe as originally feared. Most children’s health, learning, social development and well-being recovered substantially over time. Full story: https://t.co/DEQdkuYsYn @UTAustin @livas_stein

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

Until recently, researchers couldn’t see two different chemical forms of copper inside living cells at the same time. Sensors developed in Yi Lu’s lab at @TexasScience now make that possible.

Through MINT, Lu, Boyi Gan and collaborators at @UTAustin and @UTMDAnderson are using those tools to study how copper and iron may contribute to resistance to radiation treatments. The team aims to build on this preclinical work toward more selective ways of targeting therapy-resistant cancer cells while preserving healthy ones.

📖 Read about the collaboration: https://t.co/C9FAQrlIie

#TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

There’s more to this library than meets the eye. 👀📚

For nearly 90 years, the Life Science Library in our Main Building has been filled with details worth a closer look, from ornate ceilings to historic coats of arms.

See what makes this one of the most remarkable spaces on the Forty Acres here - https://t.co/l3K2wCjQAC 🤘

[McDonald Observatory @mcdonaldobs]

You've likely heard about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch yesterday.

Use of this incredible instrument is already highly coveted, and @UTAustin won more resources to use the telescope than researchers at ANY other university in the country!🤘
https://t.co/emK4G7kPNO

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

Allan MacDonald is receiving The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience tomorrow. Learn about his science, and of the other winners, in a live backstage event on YouTube hosted by physicist Brian Cox and journalist Vivienne Parry. Sep. 1 at 9:45am ET/6:45am PT (U.S.). https://t.co/1ER9VrtQ33

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

A new $30 million @NSF award will establish the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation at UT Austin.

Led by Texas researchers, the new center will advance groundbreaking research into how humans and robots can learn to live and work together.

Another bold step forward for research at Texas. 🤘

Read more: https://t.co/7Cnan7ap54

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Corn and beeswax, but make it fashion. 🤘

Five Longhorns created a protein-based fabric sealant that could make activewear water-resistant without relying on PFAS compounds.

The @TexasScience students won the Outstanding Science Award in the @Biodesigned Challenge, an annual competition held in New York City and focused on applications at the intersection of biotechnology, art and design: https://t.co/AqhQNhr6Ps

[Texas Global @UTexasGlobal]

From @CERN to the Swiss Alps, Longhorns took physics beyond the classroom. ⚛️

Read more about this May Term in Geneva: https://t.co/MFwToX5KgY.

@CockrellSchool @TexasScience @UTPhysics

[McDonald Observatory @mcdonaldobs]

Proud to welcome important visitors to @mcdonaldobs this week, incl. Brent Stringfellow (Assoc VP @UTOperations & the University Architect), Carrie West (Assist. VP of Planning, Design & Constr.), and Andreas Matouschek (@TexasScience Sr. Assoc. Dean for Research & Resource Mgmt