Science | Amanda Womac

A Synthesis of Science and Art

Preeti Chandrachud, a fifth-year graduate student had her third paper published in the journal Organometallics in June 2016. The editorial board selected this article as a ...Read More

New Elements

Research can have various forms of impact. Some discoveries shape the very nature of our existence. Others can be extremely important to the scientific community but barely ...Read More

Percussion to Pluto: A UT student’s unusual journey

Chad Melton has always loved astronomy, but he never really mastered mathematics in high school. Since math is essential to astronomy, majoring in it in his first round of ...Read More

Short history of studying Pluto

In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered the first dwarf planet we now refer to as Pluto. For decades, our solar system contained nine planets. Teachers taught ...Read More

Private sector takes larger role in space exploration

In April of 2010, President Barack Obama promised NASA $6 billion over the next five years to help lay the foundation for private space companies. The U.S. commercial space ...Read More

Getting Under Your Skin

Warm summer evenings are often accented with the seemingly magical illumination of fireflies. While not the only species that glows, fireflies are perhaps the best-known ...Read More

Examination Station

It started with an innocent sneeze in homeroom. By second period, the normally energetic seventh-grader was feeling a bit feverish. Now, as she shuffles into the lunchroom, ...Read More

Century of Cities

In his landmark 1984 book Biophilia, acclaimed biologist Edward O. Wilson defined the term biophilia as “the urge humans have to affiliate with other forms of life.” ...Read More

Women in STEM is no recent phenomenon

One of the challenges facing women in STEM disciplines is the lack of role models girls have when it comes to female mentors in science, engineering, technology and math. ...Read More

Study finds 3-1 shortfall of women in STEM careers

Women in the United States have made great strides in education and entry in the workplace over the past 50 years, yet they continue to be underrepresented in science, ...Read More