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@lcidatut.bsky.socialReposted by @texasscience.bsky.socialSAVE THE DATE: Dr. Rachel Dutton, Professor and Executive Director of Innovation at UC San Diego, will be the keynote speaker for the 2027 John Ring LaMontagne Annual Keynote Lecture on March 22, 2027. lcid.utexas.edu/events/rache...
@texasscience.bsky.socialNow 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 txsci.net/recycled
#SustainableScience #PlasticRecycling @utaustinchemistry.bsky.social
@texasscience.bsky.socialMeet Iris Schmeder, undergrad frog researcher 🐸
The senior bio major researches frog biodiversity & ecology at UT Austin. She’s a Dean’s Scholar & former Stengl-Wyer Biodiversity Scholar & even interned for a @pbs.org science show.
Learn about her in our Q&A ⬇️
#UndergraduateResearch #Herpetofauna
@texasscience.bsky.socialLast week in Oslo, Allan MacDonald received the Kavli Prize for Nanoscience. A physicist at The University of Texas at Austin, he was honored for helping establish the field of twistronics. Read more: cns.utexas.edu/news/accolad...
@texasscience.bsky.socialNew 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: news.utexas.edu/2026/09/02/m...
@hannah-rempel.bsky.socialReposted by @texasscience.bsky.socialBlennies & the Jetty 🐟 Small fishes that inhabit Texas jetties may have surprisingly important roles as links in local food webs between the nutrients and detritus they eat and larger iconic Texas game fishes!
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@texasastronomy.bsky.socialReposted by @texasscience.bsky.socialYou've likely heard about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch yesterday.
Use of this incredible instrument is already highly coveted, and UT Austin won more resources to use the telescope than researchers at ANY other university in the country!🤘
@texasscience.bsky.socialAllan 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.). www.youtube.com/live/qDM9ZE6...
@texasscience.bsky.socialFive Freshman Research Initiative students won the 2026 Biodesign Challenge’s Outstanding Science Award by using corn & beeswax to invent an innovative fabric sealant that could more safely make clothing water-resistant, stain-resistant & moisture-wicking.
@cfarrior.bsky.socialReposted by @texasscience.bsky.socialSome fantastic lessons in here from an incredibly thoughtful and creative teacher. Congratulations on your retirement, Ruth Buskirk!
