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Find Science and STEM Camps and Summer Offerings from UT Austin

Each year, programs at UT have offerings for high schoolers and school children with an interest in science and technology.

Research

A Break in a Longstanding Mystery about Origin of Complex Life

Breathe easy. It appears our microbial ancestors used oxygen, too.

Announcements

Marine Science Newsletter: Issue 36

Marine Science News Issue 36 Cover

Features

Microplastics in the Sand: Beach Combing Goes High Tech

A UT chemist says it is now time to develop tests for microplastics, similar to tests for other toxic threats.

Announcements

New Assistant Professor Positions

The Department of Marine Science at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to fill two tenure-track assistant professor positions in the fields of Physical...

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Research

Fast Solutions for an Urgent Problem: Genetic Identification for the Protection of Sharks and Rays

A new scientific paper describes how protecting shark and ray populations from the black-market wildlife trade can begin with DNA analysis.

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