UT researchers published a study in Science on June 26 that provided insight into the behavior of slow slip earthquakes, which release energy gradually and produce no detectable shaking.  Regular earthquakes...

A study published on June 23 in collaboration with UT and Yale researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool capable of performing and analyzing the heart using echocardiography.  The app,...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2308 into law on June 11, which designates $50 million to research ibogaine, a psychedelic that could be used to treat addiction, traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic...

A UT researcher disproved Charles Darwin’s Paradox, or the notion that coral reef ecosystems thrive in ocean waters that are poor in nutrients, according to a study published June 5 in Current Biology. The...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on May 27 establishing a Higher Education Research Security Council to promote secure academic research at R-1 institutions in Texas.  The council will comprise research...

  A hydrothermal system near the coast of Mexico, caused by the same asteroid event that killed the dinosaurs, lasted 700,000 years after the impact, according to an April 8 international study...

The federal government cancelled National Endowment for the Humanities grants and reduced the organization’s staff following an April 2 notice.  The National Endowment for the Humanities is a federal...

The School of Social Work established the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies to explore and research how social work intersects with emerging technologies, according to an...

Certain genes shared between mothers and their babies influence both the size of the mother’s birth canal and the baby’s head, according to an April 11 study by UT and other researchers. This genetic...

Vaccines for whooping cough could improve following research published April 2 by UT and other global researchers specifically focused on two antibodies that target the infection’s toxins.  The research...

Considering multiple brain imaging methods and processing the data with machine learning can better predict how a person with depression will respond to antidepressants, according to a March 31 study published...

Considering brain activity is important in predicting whether someone will remember or forget something, according to a March 24 study published by two UT researchers. The study furthers the understanding...