To fight depression among homebound adults, Social Work Professor Namkee Choi uses the video chat tool Skype and connects patients with therapists.
Research
Explore the Briscoe Center's R.C. Hickman and Calvin Littlejohn photo collections that chronicle Texas' dynamic African American communities.
A new economics study by Professor Daniel Hamermesh lends insight into how people spend their free time when their work weeks are shorter.
Researchers have devised a simple test using dopamine-deficient worms for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson's disease.
In this video, the mathematical epidemiologist reveals why she's so passionate about studying the spread and control of infectious diseases.
To fight depression among homebound adults, Social Work Professor Namkee Choi uses the video chat tool Skype and connects patients with therapists.
Explore the Briscoe Center's R.C. Hickman and Calvin Littlejohn photo collections that chronicle Texas' dynamic African American communities.
A new economics study by Professor Daniel Hamermesh lends insight into how people spend their free time when their work weeks are shorter.
Researchers have devised a simple test using dopamine-deficient worms for identifying drugs that may help people with Parkinson's disease.
In this video, the mathematical epidemiologist reveals why she's so passionate about studying the spread and control of infectious diseases.
Experience Research
Nature Nights
Learn about plants and animals of Central Texas at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Paleo Lab
Visit a working lab at the Texas Memorial Museum. Interact with researchers. Ask questions.
Recovery Act
The University of Texas at Austin has received more than $117 million for research through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Research investment includes major pieces of instrumentation, investigations in health, energy, infrastructure and other areas, and expanding supercomputing capabilties.
Read more about the university's research through federal economic Recovery Act funds.
Research Alerts
Get the latest news on research grant opportunities, awards winners and newsmakers in the Research Alert.
Researchers from the undergraduate level to the Nobel Prize explore, discover and innovate in the arts, humanities and sciences and across disciplinary boundaries. The impact of the university's research ripples through Texas and around the world.
Research Facts
$642 million was awarded in sponsored research in 2009-2010.
$14.3 million in revenue was received from the licensing of university technology.
The university runs one of the world's fastest supercomputers and one of the most powerful lasers.
Texas researchers were quickly on-site after the Haiti earthquake and Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
About 800 patents have been awarded to the university.
The university's 17 libraries hold more than nine million volumes.
The Harry Ransom Center displays a Gutenberg bible and the world's first photo.
Quetzalcoatlus, the largest flying creature ever discovered, was found by a university student. A replica is on display at the Texas Memorial Museum.
