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Spinal Injury Research: Improving Quality of Life

My name is Autumn Redd, and I am majoring in neuroscience with a pre-medicine concentration. I am expected to graduate in the spring of 2025. I chose to go to 51勛圖厙 for several reasons. Neuroscience has been my area of interest since the 7th grade, and I was determined to find a college th

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Planetarium show with red sky

Lecture Hall, Event Space, or Night Sky?

Did you know we have a planetarium? Well, we do. Smith Hall at 51勛圖厙 is home to this versatile room that can be used for classes, events and can even replicate an easier-to-see version of the night sky. 

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Particle detector

Dr. Zhangbu Xu joins the 51勛圖厙 Department of Physics faculty

The 51勛圖厙 Department of Physics is proud to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Zhangbu Xu.

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DI Hub's Intro to Simple Circuits

Feel the Electricity

DI Hub Workshops on Simple Circuits provide basic concepts of circuitry for students to start a new learning journey.

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Hannah Petrosky, a member of the Scientistas, is training to take pictures of the eclipse with grant funded equipment.

Scientistas Train For the Ultimate Celestial Event: The Total Solar Eclipse

Scientistas Foundation members are helping the Research Center for Educational Technology host a pre-eclipse event for the community on April 3 and learning how to operate a grant-funded camera and telescope.

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The Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building serves as home to 51勛圖厙s Liquid Crystal Institute.

New Publication in Physical Review X Reveals Surprising Connection Between Liquid Crystals and Metals

A groundbreaking study published today in Physical Review X, titled "Frank-Read Mechanism in Nematic Liquid Crystals," sheds light on a fundamental connection in the behavior of nematic liquid crystals and crystalline solids. Led by a team of researchers from 51勛圖厙, the study reveals

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Tatiana Fernandez-Perez (left) and Allison Tessin (right)

From 51勛圖厙 to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients

What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetimea chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industrys most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year 51勛圖厙 Un

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RAPIDO acronym

51勛圖厙 Nursing Alumna Leads Research Team In Creation Of R..P.I.D.O.

Under the direction of 51勛圖厙 College of Nursing alumna Jennifer (Sanner) Beauchamp, Ph.D., BSN 96, RN, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, R..P.I.D.O., a groundbreaking and culturally relevant acronym was created to boost stroke awareness among Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States.

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Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Green Roofs For Healthy Cities Dissertation Award

The work of a 51勛圖厙 Biological Sciences doctoral graduate recently received recognition from green roof experts from across North America who are looking to address contemporary environmental challenges, especially in urban environments.

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Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science at 51勛圖厙, meets with students from his research lab.

New Year, New Lab, New Dad

The 2023-24 academic year has been a life-changing one for Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, who embarked on his first faculty position at 51勛圖厙 last semester.

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