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Research

Snacking on Hummus Shown to Improve Diet Quality, Appetite, and Mood

Snack choice can also affect alertness, the study found.

Features

7 Ideas from the School of Human Ecology for Responding to COVID-19

Stephen Russell talks about how we can use the pandemic to reach greater human connection.

Podcast

Science Amid the Social Distance

A compilation from our previous episodes that we hope will help you find some solace right now: in rediscovering life, the people we're closest with and the universe.

Accolades

Four Natural Sciences Faculty Receive President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards

Michael Drew, Janice Fischer, Marci Gleason and Vernita Gordon received President's Associate Teaching Excellence Awards.

Podcast

The Next 50 Years: Your Perfect Meal and Exercise Plan

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be able to follow a specific diet or exercise plan and others fail? The answer might have to do with factors unique to each person, like their microbiomes and genetics.

Announcements

Texas Master’s in Nutritional Sciences Online Embarks on a New Partnership

UT Austin's Department of Nutritional Sciences determined it would partner with edX in offering an online master's program.

Features

5 Things UT Science Tells Us About Healthy Couples

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Features

12 Ways Texas Science Innovators Made the Most of this Year

Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.

UT News

Obesity in Pregnant Moms Linked to Lag in Their Sons’ Development and IQ

A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to research led by Beth Widen, who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.

Announcements

Meet the New Faculty Members in Natural Sciences

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