UTexas Research

Previously on Science Times Q&A, the subject was ants.

A CONVERSATION WITH/Larry Gilbert; Plotting an Aerial Attack On Marauding Fire Ants On a recent morning, Dr. Lawrence E. Gilbert, a professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas and director of its Brackenridge Field Laboratory, was standing over a glass tank at in his office, watching a swarm of Brazilian phorid flies make buzzing attacks on some very unhappy South A…

Protecting Pollinators: UT Researchers Buzzing About Bees On May 19, President Barack Obama announced new steps to protect pollinators, bees in particular. Researchers on the Forty Acres, meanwhile, have been studying bees and protecting pollinations. Here's a quick look at some of the bee-related projects on which Longhorns are working.

U.S.-Born Children of Undocumented Parents Report Anxiety and Depression Symptoms | News U.S.-Born Children of Undocumented Parents Report Anxiety and Depression Symptoms March 5, 2015 Dean Luis Zayas, School of Social Work. AUSTIN, Texas — U.S.-born children of undocumented parents experience elevated levels of anxiety, and if their parents were detained or deported, those children are…

New Protein Booster May Lead to Better DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy | News New Protein Booster May Lead to Better DNA Vaccines and Gene Therapy March 5, 2015 Tetanus shot. Photo by Blake Patterson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/) AUSTIN, Texas — Scientists have discovered a new way to manipulate how cells function, a finding that might help advance an experimenta…

Drought and Flood Prediction Gets Boost from New Texas Network and NASA Satellite | News Drought and Flood Prediction Gets Boost from New Texas Network and NASA Satellite Feb. 2, 2015 Image: Richard Casteel AUSTIN, Texas — A new network of underground sensors in the Texas Hill Country will arm those responsible for managing the state’s finite water supply with vital information for dete…