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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

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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.

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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.

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Evolutionary Bursts: AI-Driven Research Uncovering Rapid Genomic Shifts in Human Evolution

Vagheesh Narasimhan, a biologist and data scientist, uses Frontera and Lonestar6 supercomputers to power discovery.

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Insider Insights: Meet Statistics & Data Science Major Parul Gupta

From organizing hackathons to tackling big data sets, one student finds inspiration in the college’s newest major.