NaturalSciences @ UT

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

[Texas Science & Natural History Museum @TXSciNatHisMus]

Proof that Texas has been home to larger-than-life characters for a very long time! 🦣The museum's own Liam Norris, PhD shared fascinating facts about Texas' Ice Age creatures with @weareaustin @trevorscottatx @swaggonerrr

https://t.co/0SperCjCfd

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Our newest Longhorns are on the Forty Acres!

Welcome home, Class of 2030. 🧡🤘

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Launching Leaders: For over 20 years, the @texasscience Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) has helped set the standard for STEM education by giving first-year students hands-on research experience from day one. 🔬

About 1,100 new students join each year and another 700 continue as peer mentors, all while doing work connected to real-world questions that are beneficial to society: https://t.co/BDc0eXj5yS

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

3. Recent changes in Caribbean/western Atlantic coral reefs, as elkhorn (orange), staghorn (yellow) and massive boulder corals decline. Illustration redrawn by Rashpal Dhilon (Rush Studio), based on a 2016 review paper in Conservation Biology by Kuffner and Toth.

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

Happy World Reef Day! 🪸🐠 Misha Matz, a coral biologist at The University of Texas at Austin is proposing a radical plan to save Caribbean coral reefs from collapse. Read more: https://t.co/xIuYyWlyvm @texas_IB

Photo captions & credits below in comments

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

2. Could “super recruiter” corals—like these that sprung up in the western Pacific just several years after a typhoon destroyed the reef—help save Caribbean coral reefs? Photo of Acropora corals in Palau in 2018. Credit: Mark Priest.

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

By mapping protein networks in an ancient ancestor of all complex life, a @UTAustin-led team found new genes connected to three rare disorders. It might yield hundreds more. New study in Cell Genomics https://t.co/Wt9PxB3QXJ @ut_mbs @edward_marcotte @jbwallingford @rachaelmcox

[Integrative Biology @texas_IB]

Check out our new “Raining Fish” display about 2 recent Texas fish falls! The Ichthyology Collection acquired specimens from these rare events—making it one of the few natural history collections in the world with fish fall specimens. See it at north entrance of PAT on campus!

[Healthyhorns @Healthyhorns]

Healthyhorns is closed on Monday, May 25.

24/7 support remains available for UT students:
• Call 911 for medical emergencies
• 24/7 UHS Nurse Advice Line: 512-475-6877
• 24/7 CMHC Crisis Line: 512-471-2255
• TimelyCare: 24/7 mental health support at https://t.co/2UeqM2RkTz

[Texas Global @UTexasGlobal]

Final call for summer. ⏳

The Global Career Accelerator application deadline is almost here. Don’t miss your chance to gain real-world experience and earn UT credit this summer.

Apply by June 4: https://t.co/8so1tPXOh3.

[CosmicAI @CosmicAI_Inst]

33 scientists responded to the question: “What is the future of scientific discovery in this new age of AI?” CosmicAI PI & Director Stella Offner was among them. Read about “how AI developments within astronomy can accelerate AI advancements more broadly"

https://t.co/cCQIOOZ5Gf

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

The Forty Acres won’t be the same without the Class of 2026! 🤘

[UT Austin Research @UTexasResearch]

Congratulations to the 10 UT Austin researchers selected for OVPR’s New Directions in Research program! 👏

Their projects span AI and history, geothermal systems, microplastics, numerical relativity, dementia, speech analysis, pediatric health, coastal oceans, tissue scaffolds and critical mineral separations.

#TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch

[NaturalSciences @ UT @TexasScience]

Seeking a summer outlet for a kid interested in science & tech?

Many @UTAustin camps & academies for school-age & high-school students are still enrolling for summer science experiences in a variety of areas.

#TexasScience #STEMEducation #STEMOutreach
https://t.co/0LTp42m1Mr

[Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD @kevinkumar]

Wonderful to celebrate Kumar Lab senior Cayley Brock @TexasScience graduation today. She is a superstar, graduating in 3 years with Research Distinction, College Scholar recognition, and University Honors. She has a bright future as a physician-scientist. @UTAustin

[Torii Lab @Stomata_Tweets]

Congratulations, Dr. Hyemin Seo. Our first PhD hooded from the @TexasScience @ut_mbs @UTexasILS 👩🏻‍🎓🌹🌱 Hook,em horns 🤘

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓🧡

We can't wait to see how you change the world 🤘

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Joining us for Commencement? Stay on updates by texting UTGRAD26 to 888777.

#UT26

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

The clear bag policy is in place for ALL COMMENCEMENT EVENTS. Guests and graduates will not be allowed to enter with prohibited bags, including umbrellas, signs, and strollers. Review the guidelines before arriving on campus: https://t.co/mxKYig90wn

#UT26