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Cracking the Code: Why Flu Pandemics Come At the End of Flu Season

Graduate student Spencer Fox and his colleagues found strong evidence that the late timing of flu pandemics is caused by two opposing factors.

Hypothetical seasonal flu epidemic spread (not based on real or simulated data) is depicted here

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UT Austin and Texas A&M Scientists Seek to Turn Plant Pests into Plant Doctors

Sap-sucking pests could deliver gene therapy to plants under attack from diseases, droughts or floods

Oleander aphid.

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Why Poison Frogs Don’t Poison Themselves

The answer might provide clues for developing better drugs to fight pain and addiction

This frog was captured at a banana plantation in the Azuay province in southern Ecuador in August 2017.

Research

Project Explores Fate of Coral Reefs and Related Life

Researchers around the world, including UT Austin's Misha Matz, published a paper which could help predict the future of coral reefs in a changing environment.

A coral reef

Features

Elmer Lund and the "Window on the Sea"

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Meet Six Incredible Women from UT Austin Science History

From the first woman mathematician inducted into the National Academy of Science to an astronomer who helped us understand how galaxies evolve, the women of the Texas Science community have helped change the world—and our understanding of the universe.

Illustration of the six women in the article by Jenna Luecke.

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The Search for the Fly Room

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Overuse of Antibiotics Brings Risks for Bees — and for Us

A new study suggests antibiotics could play a role in colony collapse disorder.

Honey bees on a hive with pink or green dots painted on their backs

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The History of UT's Herbaria

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Accolades

Professor Mike Ryan Receives Lifetime Career Award

“Mike Ryan is one of the most influential animal behaviorists working in the world today, and as such is highly deserving of this lifetime award.”

Mike Ryan