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10-Minute Digital Program Reduces Symptoms of Depression in Landmark Trial
A 10-minute digital program co-developed by a University of Texas psychologist significantly reduced symptoms of depression four weeks after use, according to results from one of the largest randomized controlled trials of single-session mental health interventions. Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the study enrolled more than 7,500 U.S. adults experiencing elevated depressive symptoms and is the first of its kind to show that a brief, digital, self-guided session can produce month long more…
5 Questions With Senior Krithik Vishwanath
everal of the world’s best-known fellowships and scholarships deliver students to exciting new chapters in their learning journeys, often at elite institutions overseas. In the case of the Churchill Scholarship, up to 18 U.S. science, technology, engineering or mathematics students each year are selected to study at the University of Cambridge, based on outstanding track records in academics and research. This year, College of Natural Sciences and Cockrell School of Engineering senior Krithik Vishwanath, who will be graduating with degrees more…
Fossil X-ray Reveals New Species of Baby Dino Named for Iconic Korean Cartoon
Researchers used advanced X-ray scanning to reveal a young dinosaur skeleton in South Korea, leading to the discovery of a new dinosaur species named Doolysaurus after a beloved cartoon character. Cute, green, and sporting two sprigs of hair on his head, a mischievous baby dinosaur named Dooly is one of the most beloved cartoon characters in South Korea. “Dooly is one of the very famous, iconic dinosaur characters in Korea. Every generation in Korea knows this character,” said Jongyun Jung, a visiting postdoctoral researcher more…
Fernanda Leite Receives Prestigious Peurifoy Construction Research Award From American Society of Civil Engineers
Fernanda Leite has entered elite company among faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin. Leite, interim vice president for research and Joe J. King Professor in the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2026 Peurifoy Construction Research Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She is only the third faculty member from UT to receive this prestigious award.
Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer
A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center helps explain why some chemotherapy drugs not only eliminate cancer cells directly, they — at least in some patients — actually trigger the innate immune system to attack cancer cells. The researchers made this discovery while testing a potential chemotherapy agent referred to as Compound 1 — which causes a build-up of toxic…
Scientists Map Deadly Hantavirus, Bringing Treatments One Step Closer
Hantaviruses, transmitted from rodents to people, have a death rate approaching 40%. They’re found around the world, and because no approved vaccines or treatments for them exist, they’re among the pathogens of highest concern for future pandemics. They made news in the United States last year when Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, died from a hantavirus infection in New Mexico.