Join researchers from #UTMSI as they capture stunning high-res imagery of plankton using an advanced shadowgraph-based system that continuously collects images of fish larvae, jellies, amphipods, and other planktonic organisms in their natural environment.

Congratulations to Fabian Salgado-Roa, winner of the Medalla Humbold-Caldas Best Publication in Biogeography! His paper is titled "The Andes as a semi-permeable geographical barrier: Genetic connectivity between structured populations in a widespread spider." tinyurl.com/2pmcem2c

Congrats to grad student Mariangel Orellana & Justin Havird (Assoc Prof), recently named among the latest Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellows and Advisors. The HHMI mission is to unlock fundamentals of biology & build an inclusive future for science. www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...

Students from BIO 206L, an intro biol lab course at UT, collected soil samples at Brackenridge Field Lab as part of a semester-long project. With the Tiny Earth Network, they will grow and test bacteria from their samples and present their findings in team research posters. (Photos by Medha Sarin.)

Check out Travis Audubon’s 1st BIPOC Bird Walk! The event welcomes Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to build community & connection through birding. Free! No prior birding experience or knowledge is needed. Sat 9/27 at Mueller Greenway. travis.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/t...

The Texas Science & History Museum is having free admission from 1 to 5 pm on Sunday, Sept. 21 during Austin Museum Day! Don't miss this great chance to see all the amazing things this museum has been up to! sciencemuseum.utexas.edu?gad_source=1...

Grad student Jeff Coleman is a recipient of the Donald D. Harrington Dissertation Fellowship, considered the most prestigious graduate fellowship award offered by UT. This marks the first time since 2018 a student in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior has received this award.

IB Professor Kelly Zamudio has been selected as a 2025-2026 Fulbright US Scholar for Brazil. Fulbright Scholar awards are prestigious fellowships that offer scholars unique opportunities to teach and conduct research abroad. Congrats, Kelly!

🐟🌊 Less than 1% of baby fish survive past the larval stage. PhD student Juan Pablo Lozano-Peña is studying how rock pools at the Port Aransas jetty help them find shelter on their journey to estuaries. Read more: www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/the...

The Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowships Program is now open & accepting applications until Dec 9. The year-long program funds UT doctoral candidates researching life & organisms in their natural environments. Learn more & apply here: cns.utexas.edu/.../stengl-w...

Proposals are due next week for the Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards! These grants provide up to $3500 US in funding for PhD students. Contact [email protected] with any questions. www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

The Science Under the Stars fall 2025 schedule is out! This is a free event for science-curious people of all ages and experiences. It's held at one of our field stations, Brackenridge Field Lab. You can also take a tour of the field station. scienceunderthestars.org

Introducing the 2025 Stengl-Wyer Scholars, Fellows, and Grant Awardees! Another talented group we are excited to have! Learn about their fascinating research in our first blog posting of the fall semester. biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/feature...

On Aug 22, the GSA hosted the 1st MSI Graduate Student Symposium at the Patton Center with 9 presenters from Integrative Biology & Chemistry. Thanks to the College of Natural Sciences , MSI Director Sharon Herzka, UTMSI GSA & Student Services Budget Committee for support!

📣 Good news in science! Scientists have identified Vibrio pectenicida as the cause of sea star wasting disease—a breakthrough in the fight to save the critically endangered sunflower sea star. Learn how this discovery could help bring them back and what’s next!

Institute Insights: Gaining insight through entrails 🐟🔬 David Malcolm dissects fish guts to study estuarine food webs, revealing how environmental shifts ripple through the food chain—like modern-day haruspicy. www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/gai... 📷: David Malcolm #UTMSI #InstituteInsights

🌍 New research shows that the contributions of Indigenous & local communities are often left out of global conservation reporting. Legal land recognition & context-specific approaches are key to inclusion & vital to achieving the 30×30 target. Time for more inclusive, locally grounded conservation.

New research challenges the long-held belief that coral reefs are “oases” in marine deserts. While among the world’s most productive ecosystems, their existence in nutrient-deprived oceans is the exception rather than the rule. @gobyone.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/news/researc...

Science and the Sea: When Hanging Out Takes Work 🐠 Hovering in place isn’t easy—fish can burn twice the energy staying still midwater vs. resting on the bottom! utmsi.utexas.edu/science-and-... 📷 Philippe Bourjon, CC BY-SA 4.0 #ScienceAndTheSea #UTMSI #FishFacts #TexasScience

🐦 Flying from Mexico, Central America & South America, 300+ bird species migrate north to the U.S. and Canada to breed and nest for the warmer months. TNC is protecting key stopover sites, including parks and forests, that give birds a place to rest, refuel and raise their young. nature.ly/4lrLJJn

❄️ Institute Insights: Arctic lagoons through snow, ice & t-shirt weather? Mathea Kurtz-Shaw shares what it’s like to do fieldwork across 3 extreme Arctic seasons. Read more: www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/bad... #InstituteInsights #UTMSI #ArcticResearch #TexasScience

Applications for the 2026 Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program are open! The program provides up to 3 years of support for talented postdoctoral researchers in the broad area of the diversity of life and/or organisms in their natural environments. Learn more here: utexas.infoready4.com/CompetitionS...

UT scientist Misha Matz talked with KXAN News about a radical strategy to help save our coral reefs — which help protect against damage from tsunamis & hurricanes. #CoralReef #CoralReefRestoration @heatshok.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social @texas-ib.bsky.social @kxan.com

Ancient microbes thrive beneath a Swiss spa—unchanged by the seasons. New research with Dr. Mark Lever reveals deep underground life stays stable, even as Alpine waters shift above. utmsi.utexas.edu/deep-microbi... 📸 Lavey-les-Bains

Andy Ellington of @utaustin.bsky.social was a project participant in this new release, which also features research from the lab of UT marine scientist Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social

🎣 Caught a Freckled Guitarfish in the Gulf? Help science! Report your catch & support research on this unique species. Learn how ➡️ utmsi.utexas.edu/assist-scien... #FreckledGuitarfish #UTMSI #CommunityScience #TexasScience

A measles outbreak simulator developed at The University of Texas at Austin is helping protect communities across the U.S. by modeling how infections might spread, especially through schools. www.statesman.com/story/news/h... #epiEngage @taccutexas.bsky.social ‪@utaustin.bsky.social

An international team of geneticists & archaeologists — including UT’s Vagheesh Narasimhan — used #AncientDNA to reconstruct the prehistoric origins of two major Eurasian language families: Uralic and Yeniseian. #TexasScience #Archaeogenetics @utaustin.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/news/researc...

Check out our latest issue of the Texas Scientist magazine! Learn about futuristic fuels, AI in STEM education & healthcare and much more. Read it now at txsci.net/TexasScientist — or grab a print copy at UT’s Texas Science & Natural History Museum on campus. #TexasScience #TheTexasScientist

After Devastating Winter Losses, Another Threat Looms for U.S. Beekeepers www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...

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