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Accolades

Three School of Computing Faculty Honored for Teaching Excellence

Amanda Glazer, Fares Fraij and Layla Guyot have been selected for 2026 College of Natural Sciences teaching awards

Amanda Glazer, Fares Fraij and Layla Guyot

Research

How Arya Farahi Uses Simulated Universes to Advance Dark Matter Research

SDS professor Arya Farahi uses advanced statistical techniques to compare simulated universes with our own

Arya Farahi

Accolades

Nhat Ho Receives 2026 COPSS Emerging Leader Award

SDS professor honored for pioneering the statistical foundations of modern AI

SDS Professor Nhat Ho

Accolades

UT Austin’s Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Program Debuts at No. 16 Nationally

UT Austin’s Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science ranks No. 16 nationally, just months after its first class graduated.

Image saying SDS is the #16 program in the nation

Accolades

Four CNS Faculty Win UT Teaching Awards

Educators in the Freshman Research Initiative and soon-to-launch School of Computing received honors.

UT News

Leaders in AI, Robotics and Ethical Innovation Come Together at UT Austin

The Texas Symposium on Machine Learning, Responsible AI, and Robotics invited all to help explore the future of AI.

Features

Dell Med Director Transformed African Health as Peace Corps Volunteer

In celebration of Peace Corps Week, March 1-7 this year, Texas Global is highlighting stories from the UT Peace Corps community. Our first story for...

Dr. Paul Rathouz Portrait

Announcements

UT Austin Launches New School of Computing

New school will unite key strengths to establish a center of excellence, strengthening interdisciplinary research and preparing talent for a rapidly changing economy.

Features

UT Undergrad Uncovers Country-Specific Factors Linked to Improved Cancer Outcomes

UT biochemistry major Milit Patel collaborated with researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on research published in a top cancer journal.

Features

Biochemistry Major Tu-Quyen Dao is Integrating AI Into Healthcare

Tu-Quyen Dao, a senior biochemistry student, is studying how AI can be applied to improve healthcare.