Army Grant Supports Machine Learning Research
A mathematics professor is developing a method that employs artificial intelligence to clearly understand the electrical brain activity data conveyed through electroencephalogram monitoring.
Researchers Develop Open Source EEG Visualization Tool
Researchers have developed a free open source computer program that can be used to create visual and quantitative representations of brain electrical activity.
Student Entrepreneurs Receive Funding from Graves Business Plan Competition
Student entrepreneurs drawing from their own experiences—ranging from rodeo riding to living with disabilities—have been awarded cash prizes for their start-up businesses in the fall 2019 Graves Business Plan Competition.
Film Light From Light Gives Students Hands-On Production Experience
This past spring, Paul Harrill’s students experienced filmmaking and the movie business through their involvement with his latest film, Light From Light, which had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.
Two Professors Named AAAS Fellows
Two UT professors have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Hera Jay Brown Is UT’s Ninth Rhodes Scholar
Hera Jay Brown has been named a 2020 Rhodes Scholar—the ninth current or former UT student to earn this prestigious honor.
Four Faculty Among 2019 NSF Early-Career Award Winners
Four faculty members have received Faculty Early Career Development awards from the National Science Foundation for 2019.
Mathematician Develops Model to Control Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
An applied mathematician at UT has developed a partial differential equation model to find the desired flow rate to reduce invasive populations.
Lunar Science Pioneer Posthumously Honored with Special Journal Issue
A special issue of the geochemistry journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta is a tribute to Professor Lawrence Taylor, a founding figure in what would become UT’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Get Your Game Face On: Study Finds It May Help
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps was caught on camera glaring as he prepared for the men’s 200-meter butterfly final. The look became an example of a concept that has long been familiar in sports: game face.
Grad Student Wins Research Award to Have KSO Musicians Play His Works
At 46, in the midst of a successful career as a commercial musician, music director, teacher, and performer, Dennis Belisle decided to enroll in UT’s School of Music to pursue a new dream—being a composer.
Veterans Resource Center is Safe Haven, Social Hub for Student Vets
Daniel Sassone spent 13 years in the US Army before coming to UT to pursue a degree in communications studies. He ended his military career after enduring a tragic year of loss—his wife, child, and father all died within a year of each other.