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Guggenheim Foundation Names 3 at UT in 100th Class of Fellows
Swarat Chaudhuri, a computer scientist, and Feliciano Giustino, a physicist, are among this year’s fellows.

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TAU Systems’ Laser Driven Particle Accelerator Receives UT Investment
Founded by UT physics professor Björn Manuel Hegelich, TAU Systems is developing TAU Labs, an R&D center and radiation testing facility.

2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics awarded to ATLAS collaboration
The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for its pioneering studies of the high-energy collisions from the Large...

Quantum Science and Technology Turn 100
The College of Natural Sciences is celebrating a century of quantum science and technology.

Six UT Faculty Members Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships
The annual award recognizes early-career scientists whose work demonstrates exceptional promise.

Happy Birthday, Charles
A story, courtesy of Dr. Charles Jordan (UT Physics '64), about the Free and Exalted Benevolent Physics Graders, a group of UT physics students from...

Texas Science Festival-Goers to Enjoy Fusion of Curiosity and Discovery
The University of Texas at Austin will host the science-themed, STEAM-inspired festival from Feb. 21-March 6.

Chelikowsky Receives 2025 Hill Prize in Physical Sciences
Three UT Austin scientists and engineers received high-risk high-reward awards this year from TAMEST.

Dark Matter Might Have Formed Earlier than Thought
The new model is called WIFI, which stands for dark matter production during Warm Inflation via Freeze-In.
