News: Undergraduate Students

Research

Bacteria Engineered to Protect Bees from Pests and Pathogens

Genetically engineered strains of bacteria protect bees from mites and viruses that can lead to colony collapse.

A red mite attached to the side of a honey bee

Research

Experimental Vaccine Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elicits Strong Immune Response

Promising results for a new RSV vaccine candidate.

A doctor or nurse adminsters a vaccine in a patient's arm

Accolades

UT Austin Alum James Allison Awarded Nobel Prize

The UT Austin community celebrates a Nobel Prize for one of its own.

James Allison

Research

The 40 Year-old Discovery Behind A Promising New Flu Drug

Basic research led to a better antiviral drug to combat influenza

Robert Krug in a lab coat, sitting in his lab in the 1970s

CNS News

Zhang Named Professor of the Year

Students have selected Jessie Zhang, an associate professor of molecular biosciences, as The University of Texas at Austin's Professor of the Year. 

President Greg Fenves, professor Jessie Zhang and students hold up the hook'em symbol in front of the UT Tower