Now that it's getting dark sooner, let’s talk dark matter...
UT sat down with astrophysicist Katherine Freese to talk about what we know (and don’t) about this invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
#DarkMatter #Astrophysics #TexasScience #UTAustin @utphysics.bsky.social
UT sat down with astrophysicist Katherine Freese to talk about what we know (and don’t) about this invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
#DarkMatter #Astrophysics #TexasScience #UTAustin @utphysics.bsky.social
5 Questions About Dark Matter — the Universe’s Biggest Mystery - UT News
UT Austin theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Freese shares what we know (and don’t) about the invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
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November 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Now that it's getting dark sooner, let’s talk dark matter...
UT sat down with astrophysicist Katherine Freese to talk about what we know (and don’t) about this invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
#DarkMatter #Astrophysics #TexasScience #UTAustin @utphysics.bsky.social
UT sat down with astrophysicist Katherine Freese to talk about what we know (and don’t) about this invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
#DarkMatter #Astrophysics #TexasScience #UTAustin @utphysics.bsky.social
UT Austin Freshman Research Initiative students worked with the Liu Lab to study microplastics. Students collected samples along the coast, conducted DNA extractions, prepared samples, and used FTIR spectroscopy to investigate plastics found in the environment. #FRI #TexasScience
📷 Kasia Dinkeloo
📷 Kasia Dinkeloo
October 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
UT Austin Freshman Research Initiative students worked with the Liu Lab to study microplastics. Students collected samples along the coast, conducted DNA extractions, prepared samples, and used FTIR spectroscopy to investigate plastics found in the environment. #FRI #TexasScience
📷 Kasia Dinkeloo
📷 Kasia Dinkeloo
Congrats to our very own Grant Lockridge and Megan Do! #TexasScience
UTMSI’s Grant Lockridge and Megan Do Honored for Contributions to Coastal Bend Students - Marine Science Institute. The University of Texas at Austin.
Two members of The University of Texas Marine Science Institute community were honored Wednesday night at the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation’s 24th Annual Conservation & Environmental Stewardship…
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October 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Congrats to our very own Grant Lockridge and Megan Do! #TexasScience
Congrats to UT chemist Kurtis Carsch on being selected as a 2026 Packard Fellow for Science & Engineering by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation!
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Kurtis Carsch Selected as a 2026 Packard Fellow
The fellowship will fund research on materials with applications in energy, medicine and drug discovery.
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October 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Congrats to UT chemist Kurtis Carsch on being selected as a 2026 Packard Fellow for Science & Engineering by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation!
#PackardFellows #TexasScience @utaustinchemistry.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social @kcarsch.bsky.social @packardfdn.bsky.social
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🌊 UTMSI's new offshore buoy network is now delivering real-time data on waves, weather, water quality, and ocean conditions along the Texas coast.
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@HEB #HEBHelpingHere #UTMSI #TexasCoast #OceanData #MarineScience #TexasScience
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UTMSI Adds New Offshore Buoy Network - Marine Science Institute. The University of Texas at Austin.
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) has expanded its coastal observing network with the deployment of a suite of offshore monitoring buoys that provide real-time environmental…
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September 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
🌊 UTMSI's new offshore buoy network is now delivering real-time data on waves, weather, water quality, and ocean conditions along the Texas coast.
Learn more: utmsi.utexas.edu/utmsi-adds-n...
@HEB #HEBHelpingHere #UTMSI #TexasCoast #OceanData #MarineScience #TexasScience
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🌊 Why does some carbon in the ocean remain locked away for thousands of years while other carbon cycles quickly back into the environment? A new study led by UT offers a fresh theory marinescience.utexas.edu/news/researc...
#OceanScience #Climate #CarbonCycle #MarineScience #UTMSI #texasscience
#OceanScience #Climate #CarbonCycle #MarineScience #UTMSI #texasscience
Going in the Flow: New Theory on Why Some Carbon in the Ocean Sticks Around for Millennia
Bonded water in refractory oceanic dissolved organic matter pool as a new theory
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August 31, 2026 at 3:19 PM
🌊 Why does some carbon in the ocean remain locked away for thousands of years while other carbon cycles quickly back into the environment? A new study led by UT offers a fresh theory marinescience.utexas.edu/news/researc...
#OceanScience #Climate #CarbonCycle #MarineScience #UTMSI #texasscience
#OceanScience #Climate #CarbonCycle #MarineScience #UTMSI #texasscience
Like Google Earth, science creates amazing imagery — our grad student Kyra Jean Cipolla is also using 3D photogrammetry to examine coral reef structure and understand how the nooks and crannies in the reef influence the fish that live there. #Coral #reef #UTMSI #TexasScience
August 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Like Google Earth, science creates amazing imagery — our grad student Kyra Jean Cipolla is also using 3D photogrammetry to examine coral reef structure and understand how the nooks and crannies in the reef influence the fish that live there. #Coral #reef #UTMSI #TexasScience
Congratulations Paul Goldbart @GT_Sciences Selected as Dean @TexasScience @UTAustin #Science https://b.gatech.edu/2GT8vHr
November 24, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Congratulations Paul Goldbart @GT_Sciences Selected as Dean @TexasScience @UTAustin #Science https://b.gatech.edu/2GT8vHr
Are you a student at @UTAustin or @HustonTillotson w a passion for the health and well-being of Austin? Apply to the @DellMedSchool Health Leadership Apprentice Program! Due THIS SUNDAY @ 11:59PM. Get mentorship, connections, leadership development, and MUCH more! @TexasScience
December 2, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Are you a student at @UTAustin or @HustonTillotson w a passion for the health and well-being of Austin? Apply to the @DellMedSchool Health Leadership Apprentice Program! Due THIS SUNDAY @ 11:59PM. Get mentorship, connections, leadership development, and MUCH more! @TexasScience
When you see that a pre-med friend from undergrad ordered a badge reel, you *gotta* add in a special bonus sticker! 🤘🧡⚗️ @kavsraj98 @TexasScience
December 1, 2024 at 3:52 PM
When you see that a pre-med friend from undergrad ordered a badge reel, you *gotta* add in a special bonus sticker! 🤘🧡⚗️ @kavsraj98 @TexasScience
I would like everyone to see these delightful recruitment images from the UT-Austin @AmerChemSociety chapter. I love them quite a lot.
Join ACS!
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November 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I would like everyone to see these delightful recruitment images from the UT-Austin @AmerChemSociety chapter. I love them quite a lot.
Join ACS!
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Join ACS!
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The Casey Lab team at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute spent a beautiful day on the Texas coast sampling for environmental DNA in our own "backyard"! 🧬🌊
#eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social
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#eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social
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October 27, 2023 at 4:00 PM
The Casey Lab team at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute spent a beautiful day on the Texas coast sampling for environmental DNA in our own "backyard"! 🧬🌊
#eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social
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#eDNA #molecularecology #TexasScience #longhorns @hannah-rempel.bsky.social @marconi.bsky.social
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#TexasScience graduate opportunity!
Want to study insect #pollinator ecology and conservation in #rangeland? I am recruiting a MS or PhD student for fall 2025. See project description & documents to send at biology.unt.edu/lichtenberg-.... 🌎 #EcoECRcareer
Lichtenberg Lab | Department of Biological Sciences
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August 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
#TexasScience graduate opportunity!
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The meeting page for #TAS128 our 2025 Annual Meeting is live! www.texasacademyofscience.org/2025-meeting Abstracts are due November 15! We hope to see you in Waco, Texas Feb 28 - March 2, 2025! #TexasScience
2025 Annual Meeting
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August 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The meeting page for #TAS128 our 2025 Annual Meeting is live! www.texasacademyofscience.org/2025-meeting Abstracts are due November 15! We hope to see you in Waco, Texas Feb 28 - March 2, 2025! #TexasScience
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Come work with us! Our department (TTU Biology) is hiring 4 new Assistant Professors in
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Use the tag #TAS127 to participate in online conversation about the meeting. We want to hear your thoughts and see your photos! We will be reposting to share the #TexasScience love!
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The deadline to submit abstracts to present at our 127th Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching- Monday, December 11! www.texasacademyofscience.org/2024-meeting #TexasScience
November 28, 2023 at 6:31 PM
The deadline to submit abstracts to present at our 127th Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching- Monday, December 11! www.texasacademyofscience.org/2024-meeting #TexasScience
🩻 Science vs. Screwworms 🪰
Did you know that a University of Texas discovery — which led to a Nobel Prize — was the key to eradicating past outbreaks of the New World screwworm & is still proving useful today?
#TexasScience #Screwworm #NobelPrize #BasicResearch #BasicScience
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Did you know that a University of Texas discovery — which led to a Nobel Prize — was the key to eradicating past outbreaks of the New World screwworm & is still proving useful today?
#TexasScience #Screwworm #NobelPrize #BasicResearch #BasicScience
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Science vs. Screwworms: How UT Research Inspired Our Best Weapon
Key to earlier eradications of the threat was a University of Texas discovery that’s still proving useful today.
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July 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
🩻 Science vs. Screwworms 🪰
Did you know that a University of Texas discovery — which led to a Nobel Prize — was the key to eradicating past outbreaks of the New World screwworm & is still proving useful today?
#TexasScience #Screwworm #NobelPrize #BasicResearch #BasicScience
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Did you know that a University of Texas discovery — which led to a Nobel Prize — was the key to eradicating past outbreaks of the New World screwworm & is still proving useful today?
#TexasScience #Screwworm #NobelPrize #BasicResearch #BasicScience
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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
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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
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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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May 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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
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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
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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
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#TexasScience #GraduateEducation #STEMEducation
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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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May 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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
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#TexasScience #GraduateEducation #STEMEducation
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Meet the Dean’s Honored Graduates of 2026!
#CNSGrad26 #UTGrad26 #UT26 #TexasScience #UTAustin #STEMExcellence
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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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April 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Meet the Dean’s Honored Graduates of 2026!
#CNSGrad26 #UTGrad26 #UT26 #TexasScience #UTAustin #STEMExcellence
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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
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
April 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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
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
Student researchers in the Supra Sensors stream of the Freshman Research Initiative have been using analytical sensing tools to classify complex biological samples & study their chemical composition — including drops of wine.
#HappyFRIday #TexasScience #Enology #Viticulture #WineScience
#HappyFRIday #TexasScience #Enology #Viticulture #WineScience
Out among the vines of Fall Creek Vineyards, science is taking root. KXAN's Eric Henrikson explains: https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hill-country/this-texas-winery-uses-x%e2%80%91ray-tech-for-wine-thanks-to-ut-student-scientists/
February 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Student researchers in the Supra Sensors stream of the Freshman Research Initiative have been using analytical sensing tools to classify complex biological samples & study their chemical composition — including drops of wine.
#HappyFRIday #TexasScience #Enology #Viticulture #WineScience
#HappyFRIday #TexasScience #Enology #Viticulture #WineScience
Some of our earliest microbial ancestors, the Asgard archaea, were able to use oxygen, says new study in @nature.com. It may solve a mystery about how complex life first arose.
#AsgardArchaea #MicrobialEcology #Eukaryogenesis #TexasScience @utmsi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social
#AsgardArchaea #MicrobialEcology #Eukaryogenesis #TexasScience @utmsi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social
A Break in a Longstanding Mystery about Origin of Complex Life
Breathe easy. It appears our microbial ancestors used oxygen, too.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Some of our earliest microbial ancestors, the Asgard archaea, were able to use oxygen, says new study in @nature.com. It may solve a mystery about how complex life first arose.
#AsgardArchaea #MicrobialEcology #Eukaryogenesis #TexasScience @utmsi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social
#AsgardArchaea #MicrobialEcology #Eukaryogenesis #TexasScience @utmsi.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social