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The Kavli Prize@kavliprize.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉 Congratulations to Allan MacDonald on winning a 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience!

We're thrilled to announce the 2026 #KavliPrize Laureates, scientists pushing boundaries of what humanity knows in #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience. They have revealed new chapters in the story of our universe, the smallest materials, and how the brain works. 1/2

Meet Chip Breier, a marine scientist developing cutting-edge robotics & other tools to explore some of the most extreme environments on Earth. 🌊🔬 Read our Q&A: www.texasscientist.cns.utexas.edu/articles/joh... @utmsi.bsky.social @whoi.edu

A man stands with arms folded next to a short wall, looking out at the ocean. Photo credit: Tico Mendoza

A man stands on the deck of a research vessel, working on a robotic submersible that looks like a large yellow box about the size of a small car. Photo credit: Chip Breier

A man leans against a railing on the deck of a research vessel. Behind him, a crane is lowering a robotic submersible that looks like a large yellow box about the size of a small car into the water. Photo credit: Chip Breier.

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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: cns.utexas.edu/news/feature... Photo captions & credits below in comments @heatshok.bsky.social @texas-ib.bsky.social

A man in a large greenhouse stands next to a tank of water with corals.

A large mound of vibrant corals underwater

An illustration showing the types of corals and their density in the Caribbean at three different times: Late Pleistocene to about 1978, 1980s and 2010s.

Hot off the virtual presses: Jenna Samuel @texasastronomy.bsky.social) has led a huge new effort to understand galaxy formation in the early Universe. These simulations can serve as key comparisons with JWST observations to see where our best models do and do not work 🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2605.24104

on the left is a 3D cube with a filamentary distribution of gas on the left, a more sparse distribution of stars on the right, and dark matter on the top. On the right is a zoom-in to a small region showing gas and stars at various resolutions.

@utcompsci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

By mapping protein networks in an ancient ancestor of all complex life, a U. of Texas at Austin-led team found new genes connected to three rare disorders. It might yield hundreds more. New study in Cell Genomics cns.utexas.edu/news/researc... @edwardmarcotte.bsky.social @jbwallingford.bsky.social

Cartoon of a microbe showing all its internal structures.

Caption: Inferred subcellular organization in LECA, the last eukaryotic common ancestor, based on its estimated gene content.

Credit: Cell illustration adapted from multiple graphics shared as open source by SwissBioPics.

Congratulations to UT Computer Science Ph.D. student Yeonju Ro on being named a 2026 MLCommons ML and Systems Rising Star! Co-advised by Aditya Akella and @atlaswang.bsky.social, Yeonju is also a contributor to UT’s @ldosexpedition.bsky.social and Infra AI Center.

Meet James Álvarez, a new college administrator and alum who is working to bolster programs across the college that support STEM education not just at UT, but across the country and at every level. #STEMEducation #STEMSuccess cns.utexas.edu/news/feature...

A Formula for Promoting Student STEM Success

James Álvarez, a new administrator in the College of Natural Sciences, spoke to us about his work in STEM education.

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amyl2ePhD @amyl2e.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Seeking a summer outlet for a kid interested in science & tech? Many UT camps & academies for school-age & high-school students are still enrolling for summer science experiences in nutrition, robotics, biology & more. #TexasScience #STEMEducation #STEMOutreach cns.utexas.edu/news/feature...

Find Science and STEM Camps and Summer Offerings from UT Austin

The University of Texas at Austin offers 2026 summer science camps, experiences for high schoolers and other youth programs covering a range of STEM topics.

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Kudos to our trainees/faculty @texasscience.bsky.social @dellmedschool.bsky.social bringing music to hospital patients and staff every Monday night rehearsal and for this concert. Congrats to our graduates--music heals ❤️‍🩹#musicmedicine #HookEm #WhatStartsHere

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congratulations, @texasscience.bsky.social graduates!

Mike Boylan-Kolchin@mbkplus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Commencement is awesome, so many people celebrating the accomplishments and further potential of so many bright grads.

A view of graduation from the back of a stage. People in regalia sit on the stage while many people are in the audience in the arena

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Graduate Research Fellowships & honorable mentions to 43 Texas Science undergrads, grad students & recent alumni this spring. Kudos to all of these exceptional students! #TexasScience #GraduateEducation #STEMEducation cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...

NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowships to 27 from Natural Sciences

Dozens of UT students have received prestigious fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

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Congrats to UT mathematician Nataša Pavlović, who is 1 of 3 UT Austin professors being inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year! news.utexas.edu/2026/04/22/3...

Portrait of Nataša Pavlović with short dark hair, wearing glasses and a dark shirt.

Kudos to Scott Aaronson, professor of computer science at UT Austin & renowned quantum computing expert, who was elected this week to the National Academy of Sciences! @utcompsci.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...

UT Austin Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Scott Aaronson, a renowned quantum computing expert, joins the country’s most prestigious scientific organization.

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Meet the Dean’s Honored Graduates of 2026!⁠ #CNSGrad26 #UTGrad26 #UT26 #TexasScience #UTAustin #STEMExcellence cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...

College of Natural Sciences Celebrates the 2026 Dean’s Honored Graduates

Meet the 32 graduating seniors being recognized for their excellence in research, academics, leadership and service to the community.

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Iceland was the only Arctic country w/o mosquitoes. Now, thanks to human activities, they’ve made the leap. In a new editorial in Science, UT Austin biologist Amanda Koltz warns of more changes to come and calls for more Arctic research. doi.org/10.1126/scie... @texas-ib.bsky.social

The Arctic sky is thick with flying mosquitoes. Photo credit: Jesse Krause.

A mosquito rests on the fabric of a scientist's shirt. Photo credit: Jeff Kerby.

Mosquitoes land on the face of a stoic-looking bird. Photo credit: Jeff Kerby.

The pant leg of a scientist is covered in mosquitoes. Photo credit: Jesse Krause.

Check out our latest issue of the Texas Scientist magazine! Read it now at texasscientist.cns.utexas.edu — or pick up a print copy on your next visit to the Texas Science & Natural History Museum. #WhatStartsHere #DiscoveryStartsHere⁠ #TexasScience #TheTexasScientist

Julian Munoz, a UT Austin astronomer, may have solved a cosmic mystery about why the earliest #galaxies seen by #JWST are much brighter than models predicted. Read the paper: academic.oup.com/mnras/articl... #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #Astronomy #Space #ScienceNews #BigBang