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The Phase II study builds on my Phase I published research ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.09.011 ) documenting how public transit agencies are represented in consequential decisionmaking about regional transportation innvestments.
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This study examines how to strengthen implementation by local city and county governments of Senate Bill (SB) 375, California’s path-breaking planning law to promote region-scale coordination of transportation and land use to improve sustainable…
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Thinkery Connect is a museum-university-community partnership between Austin’s children’s museum, Thinkery, and The Center for Applied Cognitive Science at The University of Texas at Austin Department of Psychology (PI Professor Cristine Legare).…
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About the Opportunity: We are currently seeking a dedicated and motivated Spanish-English bilingual students to join our team as a Research Assistants. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with Dr. Romero on various projects…
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"Making Clouds Matter: Rainmaking in the American West" investigates rainmaking as a creative practice that intervenes in a moment in the water cycle, amplifying water’s phase shifting properties. Research focuses on the development and…
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The Williamson Lab in the Dept. of Human Development and Family Sciences is looking for Spanish-speaking undergraduate research assistants to work on two research projects related to couple and family relationships. These projects include:
1) A…
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The Williamson Lab is looking for undergraduate research assistants to work on multiple ongoing studies of romantic relationships. See the lab website for current studies.
Students from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and we highly value…
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The Kids Lab is looking for Spanish-speaking research assistants. The Kids Lab studies sociocultural and family factors that influence children’s social, emotional, and brain development. We study both healthy trajectories as well as factors…
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Project close date: 2024-07-01
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The EMPOWER (Elevating Multilingüe learners Prácticas and Oportunidades Within Educational Research)lab is recruiting motivated individuals interested in supporting multilingual and Latine/x students and families. Dr. Romero's research focuses on…
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Understand how children's language brokering (translate for English limited speaking parents) influences child adjustment and family relationships
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A longitudinal study on Chinese American adolescents as they transition from middle school to high school to young adulthood.
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Whole Communities Whole Health (WCWH) is an interdisciplinary research study aiming to better understand how numerous different health factors impact child and family health over time in East…
Application deadline: September 10, 2024
Project close date: 2024-09-10
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Must have Python coding experience.
Deep Machine Learning approaches to track ambulation and interactions between individuals from videos.
Great project for an interested and motivated computer science student.
Application deadline: April 19, 2024
Project close date: 2025-05-22
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The Family Asthma Study is seeking undergraduate research assistants (RAs) with an interest in community-based research, health disparities, and behavioral interventions among low-SES Latinx families. The Family Asthma Study is testing a family-…
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Project JUNTOS (TOGETHER) is a lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research in this lab focuses on the well-being of Latinx/Hispanic youth and their families. For the JUNTOS Familia Study, RAs will be assisting with the …
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Project JUNTOS (TOGETHER) is a lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research in this lab focuses on the well-being of Latinx/Hispanic youth and their families. For the JUNTOS School study, we seek to understand structural…
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Project JUNTOS (TOGETHER) is a lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research in this lab focuses on the well-being of Latinx/Hispanic youth and their families. The lab currently has two projects: the Freshman Survey…
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Project JUNTOS (TOGETHER) is a lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. Research in this lab focuses on the well-being of Latinx/Hispanic youth and their families. We will be starting a new program in the JUNTOS lab called…
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In this survey project, we seek to understand the experiences of Latinx/Hispanic freshmen students as they transition to UT Austin. We will be recruiting Latinx/Hispanic freshmen students to participate in an online survey about culture, health, and…
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A range of numerical modeling of mantle convection projects focused on the long-term evolution of terrestrial planets including the formation and evolution of plate boundaries. In particular, we study the role of damage memory on plate boundary…
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"Aztec Sky Stories" is aimed at creating a comprehensive database of primary and secondary sources that address how Aztecs painted and wrote about happenings in the sky (constellations, comets, eclipses) and how these were tied to ritual and…
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A study of the concept of equanimity from both Western and Eastern philosophical perspectives.
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A study of the ethical and salutary dimensions of equanimity from Eastern and Western philosophical perspectives.
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The purpose of the study is to 1) define the computational mechanisms that explain biases in approach-avoidance decision making in PTSD, differentiating these mechanistic differences from trauma exposure per se or anxious psychopathology per se, and…
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Project close date: 2024-07-01
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DOP2 seeks to demonstrate the engagement of post-exposure dopamine neurotransmission and downstream acute reorganization of dopaminergic resting-state neural networks as a means of increasing consolidation of extinction memories formed during…
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Project close date: 2024-07-01
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Cells within tissues function as interconnected communities. Their intra- and intercellular behaviors are manifested through the biomechanical and biophysical properties at cellular interfaces. Traditionally, these properties have been…
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This study examines ethnic-racial identity in young children using a multi-method, cross-sectional data collection plan. Participants are 3- to 7- year old children and their caregivers. Caregivers and children participate in a 2.5 hour assessment…
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The Digital Heart Health Lab is looking for students to help with Spanish version of a digital intervention for heart failure. We have developed a digital intervention called sensor-controlled digital game (SCDG) that uses sensors to drive game…
Application deadline: February 21, 2024
Project close date: 2024-12-31
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We are conducting a research project to better understand how hospitalized children who screen positive for social determinants of health can be connected to community resources and whether receipt of community aid leads to improved health outcomes…
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Professors Raissa Fabregas at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Manuela Angelucci at the Economics Department are looking for an advanced undergraduate student in Computer Science or with knowledge of data science to provide support for a…
Application deadline: January 31, 2024
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The majority of primate species are partially or completely tree-dwelling (arboreal), and they often captivate observers with their ability to walk, run, and leap with ease along narrow, steep, and bending branches. The goal of this project is to…
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Nancy Moran's lab is seeking reliable undergraduate research assistants to help with experimental studies of insects and their bacterial symbionts. Please find the announcements below, and direct any questions to kim.hammond@utexas.edu. In this lab…
Application deadline: August 31, 2023
Project close date: 2025-12-31
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The Kids Lab is looking for research assistants. The Kids Lab studies sociocultural and family factors that influence children’s social, emotional, and brain development. We study both healthy trajectories as well as factors that increase risk for…
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The Kids Lab is looking for research assistants. The Kids Lab studies the sociocultural and family factors that influence children’s social, emotional, and brain development. We study both healthy trajectories as well as factors that increase risk…
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This project undertakes a new look at classical and earlier medieval sources for Chaucer's Physician's Tale (of the death of the Roman maiden, Virginia) by examining the early 14th-century Latin commentary by English Dominincan friar Nicholas Trevet…
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Project close date: 2026-01-02
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Human-centered exploration of how LLMs can augment human information-seeking behaviors.
In this project we propose an exploratory study in which we will investigate the integration of LLMs into the human information search and retrieval process. We…
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We are looking for two advanced undergraduate students to become a part of our team and help with the onboarding and support of participants. This role offers a great opportunity to enhance your communication and problem-solving abilities while…
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We are seeking a talented and motivated student with a strong background in data science to provide support for cloud computing server management, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS). Join our team and gain valuable hands-on experience while…
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All research assistant positions have been filled for Spring 2024.
In Spring 2024, we will be conducting a data collection including daily diaries, wearables, and biomarker and health data from approximately 150 young adult participants. Research…
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The project examines the effects of fitness self-testing on college students' health-related fitness behaviors.
Application deadline: January 31, 2024
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What is iGEM? iGEM is an international synthetic biology competition that focuses on how genetic engineering can be used to solve real-world problems (http://igem.org). The award-winning UT Austin iGEM team is composed of diverse undergraduate…
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Photocatalysis is a holy grail of sustainable energy generation and involves the direct conversion of sunlight into value-added fuels such as hydrogen. An efficient photocatalyst simultaneously requires material stability, optimal absorption of the…
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Hydrogen fuel is considered to be a promising candidate to replace fossil fuels. Water splitting via electrolysis is a promising avenue for generating hydrogen fuel in an efficient and sustainable manner. This project involves studying atomistic…
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As conventional materials such as silicon are approaching quantum mechanical limits, a new paradigm beyond Moore’s law is needed. One promising solution is neuromorphic computing, which aims to develop devices based on our own brain capable of…
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The Vision, Action, and Cognition Virtual Reality Lab is seeking two research assistants to help on adevelopmental study with children ages 1- to 6-years-old. The goal of the project is to study how youngchildren use their visual attention to plan…
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Leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning and data-driven methods to keep improving 2D and 3D full-field deformation measurement (e.g., digital image correlation, stereo 3D digital image correlation, digital volume correlation, particle tracking…
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https://sites.utexas.edu/burgermasterlab/research-assistant-position-description-for-the-rdn-nutrition-education-model-development-study/
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Please read about this opportunity here:
https://sites.utexas.edu/burgermasterlab/accepting-applicationssuper-be…
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In the lab, we are analyzing behavioral, genetic, and environmental data related to monkeys with different types of color vision living in rich tropical environments. We also analyze tissue and fecal samples to genotype the monkeys that we are…
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Professor Griffin seeks to help bring integrity to the financial system and along with other professors and researchers has a team that investigates and does big data research on various aspects of the financial system.
Please write a brief email to…
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How we can empower people to become motivated and effectively self-regulated learners? Learners must have the right mindset—they must be motivated and interpret the experience of difficulty in productive ways—but they also have to know effective…
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My lab in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences studies hearing and hearing loss in children. I am looking for a student interested in working on machine learning and/or computational models of the ear. I am particularly…
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The Learning and Motivational Beliefs Lab is looking for self-driven & motivated undergraduate students to join us as Undergraduate Research Assistants this Spring 2024 for course credit!
In the LAMB Lab, you will learn about what motivates…
Application deadline: November 11, 2023
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I am looking for a student experienced with web-design to design a website for my research group using the University Blog Service (UBS). Pay rate is $15/hour. The skeleton site is here: https://sites.utexas.edu/kirisits/. Please contact me (…
Application deadline: October 28, 2023
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Professors Mary Jo Kirisits (Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering) and Maura Borrego (Mechanical Engineering) are seeking a summer undergraduate research assistant to support analysis of survey results for a Cockrell School of…
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I'm working on a creative project about the life of James Hemings (1765-1801). He was a chef de cuisine, trained in Paris, yet he was born into slavery and lived much of his life enslaved. At thirty years of age, he negotiated for legal manumission…
Application deadline: February 1, 2024
Project close date: 2025-06-01
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I currently need assistance with background research for my Great Migration trilogy that examines the migration of African Americans to California and its aftermath. I’m currently writing "Gold," the next play in my Great Migration trilogy which is…
Application deadline: November 17, 2023
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The Artist/Scholar Initiative documents and highlights the work of contemporary cultural producers who consider themselves both artists and scholars. The multi-faceted digital humanities project includes several types of public-facing elements: an…
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An edited collection of interviews of multiple Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage.
Application deadline: December 1, 2023
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Making History Black: Theatre and the Art of Reimagination, examines how contemporary black theatre artists such as Colman Domingo, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Katori Hall, Jeremy O’ Harris, Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, and Dominique Morisseau, stage…
Application deadline: October 31, 2023
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NOTE: I have funded many undergraduates as research assistants, but NOT until after they have first spent time working with my lab to prove their commitment and competence, via volunteering and/or an independent study for course credit. Do not…
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NOTE: I have funded many undergraduates as research assistants, but NOT until after they have first spent time working with my lab to prove their commitment and competence, via volunteering and/or an independent study for course credit. Do not…
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The group visit is a novel form of delivering healthcare. The model that we implemented and have run at Community Care since 2009 is called Centering Parenting. The three tenets of group well child are assessment, education and support. Below is a…
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Community engaged research design to identify needs/skills/desires of people in East Austin and on campus as is relates to food and the environment. Spreading wildflower seeds as a greenbelt; education on community garden and sustainable foraging;…
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This project examines public and academic libraries as information and community hubs to provide mental health support to young adults. At this stage, we plan to review existing news articles, library newsletters, and journal articles reporting…
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With downturns in markets, fraud is often revealed (think crypto recently). This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in uncovering fraud, data science, and learning about research. Opportunity for those intellectually curious students…
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Project close date: 2024-12-31
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We are interested in analyzing abdominal organs from magnetic resonance images (MRI) using mage processing tools and/or machine learning. In particular, we are interested in how the size and shape of the pancreas is altered in individuals with…
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The main purpose of this research is to understand the evolutionary history of direct-developing frogs in the genus Eleutherodactylus in Texas and Mexico using morphology, genetics, and acoustic analysis of male advertisement calls. For a recent…
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This project is funded by SAMHSA and Texas Health and Human Services. The goal of this project is to develop a digital platform to improve overdose surveillance data that will inform community overdose prevention efforts. We work closely with…
Application deadline: August 27, 2023
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Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) is a growing epidemic. Early detection of symptomatic states and continuous monitoring are regarded as effective measures to minimize the impact of the disease as various forms of intervention can…
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The need to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, ensure energy security, and improve industrial output and competitiveness, have created a growing demand for engineering systems and functional materials with improved energy efficiency and longer…
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This project explores small mammal biodiversity in African ecosystems, examining the ecological factors controlling the distribution of rodents and insectivores across ecological gradients. Undergraduate research participants will be preparing and…
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My group is interested in students with backgrounds in engineering, chemistry, materials science, computer science, and physics. We use high-performance computing to simulate materials at the atomic scale and to predict new materials with superior…
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This is a follow-up to an earlier project. I would like to conduct interviews with LGBTQ members of the Divine Nine (the historically Black Greek letter sororities and fraternities).
Application deadline: November 13, 2023
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My coauthors and I are working on a book project and a journal article, all of which focuses on leadership in the public relations industry. I am looking for a student who can help with qualitative data analysis and writing the literature review.
Application deadline: September 8, 2023
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The Texas PRIDE in Health Collaborative is looking for undergraduate and graduate students interested in supporting various projects related to LGBTQ+ Health. Our current projects include:
TIME ACE - Timing & Intensity: Measuring and Evaluating…
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) requires a lot of trust in management from the investor's perspective. In such a setting, what is the auditor's role?
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We seek an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer undergraduate research assistant to assist with a cutting-edge research project focused on revolutionizing pain assessment in healthcare settings. Traditional methods of evaluating pain rely on…
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This project focuses on gathering data to assess the impact of (1) candidate efforts to shape news media coverage, and (2) news media coverage on political and electoral perceptions. The focus includes media inquiries to the campaigns; print, online…
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In the midst of a final push to publish the prototype digital archive for the No Boundaries collection by December 2023, we are looking for student researchers to help us complete the cataloging and organization of both digital and physical objects…
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The Laboratory for Leveraging Evidence and Advancing Practice for Youth Mental Health Services (LEAP Lab) focuses on designing and testing mental health treatments that work in the real world for underserved children and adolescents. We examine the…
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Children do best when parents and teachers work together to support their development and learning, yet many school systems struggle to effectively engage with parents as valued partners. ParentCorps, a scalable early childhood program for pre-k…
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The developmental intelligence lab (https://www.la.utexas.edu/users/dil/), directed by Prof. Chen Yu, is seeking research assistants. The main research of the lab focuses on using state-of-the-art sensing and computing techniques to understand human…
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Long-term, highly accurate in situ observations of the ocean climate components, both physical and biogeochemical, are essential, in conjunction with observations collected by other means and with complementary sampling strategies, so that climate…
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Developed by The Burgermaster Lab, Nutri is a clinical decision support tool that aids primary care providers in setting data-driven, personalized, diet goals with their patients. Our team is piloting the software at a chronic disease management…
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The Mechanisms Underlying Neurocognitive Aging Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin is looking for a neuroimaging analyst interested in racial disparities in cognitive and brain aging. The is a PAID position and the candidate will…
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We study children's understanding of imagination, their fantasy/reality distinction, their use of supernatural explanations, and their religious cognition.
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The TX STRIDE project, led by Dr. Mary Steinhardt and the Stress Adaptation & Health Resilience Lab, is an ongoing diabetes self-management intervention study. The goal of the intervention is to improve health outcomes in African Americans with…
Application deadline: July 7, 2023
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A monograph-length project that examines the jubilee legislation in Leviticus 25 and its reception in ancient Jewish and Christian literature through the lens of Utopian Studies.
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A commentary (under contract with Oxford University Press) on the biblical book of Daniel that examines the work through various methodological lens, including Philology, History of Interpretation, Masculinity Studies, and Utopian Studies.
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Hippocampal microcircuits are comprised of excitatory pyramidal cells, which integrate information and innervate downstream brain regions, and inhibitory interneurons, which function locally to regulate pyramidal cell activity and synchronicity. In…
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The human genome is constantly attacked by endogenous and exogenous DNA-damaging agents. The Lee group seeks to understand the effects of DNA damage on DNA replication, mutations, and cancer development using combined tools of synthetic chemistry,…
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The Anxiety & Health Behaviors Lab at UT Austin aims to identify targets for intervention, develop and pilot test novel therapeutic strategies, and investigate the effectiveness of behavioral and integrative treatments in clinical trials of…
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Affective disorders–such as depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and anxiety disorders–are some of the most prevalent and debilitating mental health conditions. All are characterized by prominent symptoms of exaggerated negative emotions and mood…
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Two major components of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are heightened emotional responses to threat and diminished ability to experience positive emotions in response to positive or rewarding experiences. The way in which the brain…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly important role in many aspects of society, including education. One of the most beneficial contributions of AI is the personalization of learning with tools such as intelligent tutoring systems,…
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Texas Consortium for Computational Seismology is looking for students interested in computational research. Our group works on a broad range of topics in exploration geophysics, from wave-equation seismic imaging and inversion to computational…
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Online education offers several benefits over traditional classroom instruction: flexibility of teaching and learning, accessibility (in terms of accessing learning content and communication), and the asynchronous nature of instruction, allowing…
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The Social Cognition Lab at UT Austin (directed by Dr. Bertram Gawronski) is searching for an undergraduate research assistant (PSY 357) for a project on susceptibility to political misinformation. The primary task includes the preparation of a data…
Application deadline: April 28, 2023
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***PLEASE NOTE: We are currently accepting applications for the 2022 SUMMER/FALL SEMESTERS. If interested, please submit an application via this link: https://redcap.link/vddugrci ***
The Church Lab (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab) is…
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TX STRIDE (Strength Through Resilience in Diabetes Education) is a NIH-funded culturally tailored, resilience-
based diabetes self-management education trial for African American adults with type 2 diabetes. We need
students to assist us in…
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The Burgermaster Lab is conducting an observational pilot study about the relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and maternal-child outcomes. The role of the Spanish-Speaking Recruitment Research Assistant will be to recruit, consent…
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Our lab's mission is to build more just and empowering workplaces and cities by creating technology that strengthens individual and collective human decision-making. We have several projects that investigate the societal implications of AI and…
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Research shows that cis-women and other minority groups (e.g., Hispanic, Black, LGBTQIA+, etc.) are very underrepresented in open source software (OSS). We aim to improve equity and diversity in OSS by understanding the unique lived experiences of…
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This project is an NIH funded randomized pilot clinical trial (R01AG051588), that is being conducted in long-term care settings and private homes. Nighttime agitation is a prevalent symptom in persons with Alzheimer’s disease related dementia (ADRD…
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This project is an NIH funded multi-site project that aims to test if adherence to CPAP therapy slows the progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment (a precursor to Alzheimer's Disease).
Application deadline: June 17, 2021
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The Chicana por mi Raza Digital Memory Collective is a group of researchers, educators, students, archivists and technologists dedicated to preserving imperiled Chicanx and Latinx histories of the long Civil Rights Era. Started by Professor Maria…
Application deadline: February 2, 2023
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Bold Research Insight: : Design a scalable platform to help young adults communicate their chronic disease by socially and emotionally connecting with a Virtual Being as a friend.
Our Action: Camp Cura’s prototype is an experience for young adults…
Application deadline: August 29, 2022
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Overview: The goal of the AudiAnnotate Audiovisual Extensible Workflow (AWE) project is to accelerate access to, promote scholarship and teaching with, and extend understanding of significant digital AV collections in the humanities.
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The lab of Nancy Moran is seeking a reliable volunteer undergraduate research assistant to help with experimental studies involving aphids and their symbiotic bacteria. Please find the announcement below, and direct any questions to kim.hammond@…
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For the 2020-2021 academic year, nearly 58,000 students applied to UT Austin while the rates of virtual campus tours from high school seniors have skyrocketed 228% from what it was in 2019. Our client, UT Admissions, is charged to…
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I am looking to hire one or two undergraduates as Research Assistance to provide support with a survey with school principals in Puerto Rico.
This project seeks to evaluate the impact of a large-scale socio-emotional support program to schools in…
Application deadline: January 20, 2023
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Origins is a human evolution website including fossils, fossil sites, publications, and taxa. The project is looking for students interested in learning applied web development skills. Origins is a Python/Django web application with a PostgreSQL…
Application deadline: March 31, 2023
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Border Circuits is a project that examines the history and politics of electronics manufacturing in the US-México borderlands since 1965. The urban fabric of northern Mexican cities was transformed as government-enacted initiatives redrew…
Application deadline: February 6, 2023
Project close date: 2024-12-10
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Documenting four decades of research and teaching in community change processes for resilience and social equity. Focus on community-based planning in Austin, elsewhere in US, and in Global South, especially Latin America.
Student assistants will…
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Dr. Sandel is seeking students with expertise in computer programming to join our team in the Primate Ethology and Endocrinology lab this semester.
Most data organization and analysis is in the R programming language, so that is preferred. But those…
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What is adolescence and what animals have it?
People have been studying primates in the wild for a good portion of the last century. Now there is a lot of information out there, giving scientists an opportunity to detect patterns to infer…
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Dr. Sandel is seeking students interested in volunteering as a research assistant with the Primate Ethology and Endocrinology (PEE) lab in the Department of Anthropology. We study primate behavior and physiology, with questions that focus on…
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The lab of Howard Ochman is seeking a reliable undergraduate research assistant to help with experimental and computational studies on new gene evolution. Please find the announcements below, and direct any questions to kim.hammond@utexas.edu.
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Application deadline: January 10, 2023
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Bullfighting in Revolutionary Mexico
This is a new project on the history of bullfighting in modern Mexico and its relationship to Mexico’s Revolution and one-party Institutional Revolutionary regime (1910-2000). This will be the first English-…
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The year 2023 marks the centenary of the founding of the Texas Historical Commission, a body sponsored by the Knights of Columbus that was also publisher of Carlos E. Castañeda’s Our Catholic Heritage in Texas (1936-1958), a veritable monument in…
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We have reconstructed the evolution of a neural social decision-making network across vertebrates and found that gene expression profiles in these behaviorally relevant brain regions are remarkably conserved. Our analyses suggest that the diversity…
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Individuals integrate information about their social and physical environment into adaptive behavioral responses, yet how the presence of different social partners and different sensory modalities contribute to these decisions and where in the brain…
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The Histria Multiscalar Archaeological Project (HMAP) is a research project focused on the investigation of human-environment interactions and human and animal mobility from the Archaic to the Late Roman period at the ancient site of Histria (also…
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One of six flagship projects of the Planet Texas 2050 Grand Challenge program of the Bridging Barriers Initiative, Stories of Ancient Resilience seeks to deploy research into the responses of past urban societies to climate change and demographic…
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This research investigates Amazonian languages, and has several facets. One ongoing area of research involves investigating processes of language contact and change in South American languages. This work has involved loanwords, numeral systems,…
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About: The Burgermaster Lab uses data and technology to help people prevent and manage diet-related chronic disease with a special focus on groups for whom new technologies are not typically designed. In this volunteer research experience, you will…
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We are collaborating with the Radiological Society of North America to contribute to a national database of COVID patient imaging to be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence development.
The Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center…
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Men and women experience stroke differently. There is currently a knowledge gap in how to best select patients for ischemic stroke treatment while not withholding treatment to those who could still benefit. Filling this gap is an urgent need and…
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Although COVID-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome, it has direct and indirect effects on neurobiology that can result in cognitive impairment as well as other neurologic symptoms. We aim to evaluate the cerebral perfusion and brain activity in…
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We are looking for research assistants who can assist with data collection. If you are interested in learning more about how to administer education assessments with adolescents, traveling to locations in TX to collect data, and how to effectively…
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Republicans and Democrats often overestimate how extreme the differences between the two sides. They hold misperceptions about the other side that results in more distrust and animosity. We will design a fun wordle-like game to correct these…
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This project is focused on using advanced nanomaterial called graphene which is the thinnest material in the world. Ongoing projects include using graphene in the form of the tattoo on the skin to measure all the vital signs such as temperature,…
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This project is to research and develop the synthesis of advanced nanomaterials such as graphene and 2D materials on various substrates including sapphire and copper. A state-of-the-art equipment exists for this research. Subsequent effort will…
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There are longstanding concerns over the potential negative effects of industry funding on biomedical research and related clinical practice. The primary purpose of this project is to develop new metrics and mechanisms for the evaluation of funding…
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Receive $15/hr
Research Advisor: Dr. Maura Borrego
Description: You will work as a student researcher in the Engineering Education space. You will begin by participating in an ongoing project, for example by piloting a new interview protocol;…
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I am researching a book-length social history of the experience of personhood colloquially known as "having a soul."
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This is a development and implementaion grant project to be conducted virtually with Moi University School of nursing in Eldoret, Kenya. It is proposed to enhance intercultural competence among nursing students via virtual exchanges between The…
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My book project demonstrates the complex, evolving relationship between textual representations and conceptions of tragedy and the practice of emotional self-restraint as part of the civilizing process in France from the Middle Ages to the end of…
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We are interested in the cognitive biases that characterize depression and how to alter or improve these biases in adults with depression. Research investigates cognitive factors of depression using behavioral tasks, eye tracking, clinical…
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The Church Lab is looking for bilingual Research Assistants in Spanish and English to assist with an ongoing neuroimaging study. This project involves middle school students who are enrolled in a reading intervention. This is a multisite…
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Over 80% of Americans are exposed to a significant trauma sometime during their lifetime1,2 and approximately 7% will meet for a threshold diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder.1,3 PTSD is the costly anxiety-related disorder and confers…
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This ongoing treatment study examines the efficacy of CBD oil within the context of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Subjects (N = 150) meeting DSM-5 criteria for PTSD are randomized to one of the following three conditions: (a) 300…
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We have an inductively-coupled plasma torch at the Pickle Research Campus that we use to test high temperature materials for hypersonic vehicle thermal protection systems. We are looking for an undergrad to support research in the plasma torch by…
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We are looking for an undergraduate with experience in chemistry or chemical engineering, to assist on our project on chemical exfoliation of 2D Materials for cancer therapies. The work would take place in the EER building on campus.
Application deadline: October 1, 2022
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The newest line of investigation in my laboratory centered on deciphering the functional role of testicular macrophages and other leukocytes in the pubertal testis after exposure to the Sertoli cell toxicant mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP).…
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We are experimentally characterizing and modeling dynamic, nonlinear behavior of viscoelastic materials, including hydrogels, biological tissues, and foam materials, under various strain-rate (10^-4 ~ 10^7 s^-1) dynamic loading. The goal of this…
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Professor Marlone Henderson is seeking research assistants (RAs) to join his lab this semester. The project topic centers on how people evaluate and react to others who help racial ingroup or outgroup members. Participants will learn about others'…
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The Latino Research Institute is recruiting for several Undergraduate Research Assistant positions. Please share the following to anyone who may be qualified and interested:
Training Programs: This position supports several Latino Research…
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Our lab uses wearable sensors to study how daily activities of mothers and their infants contribute to their development and well-being. We use sensors - similar to a Fitbit or an Alexa - to access our participants' activity "in the wild" -- that is…
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In many countries around the world, politicians or their agents offer voters selective benefits such as food, cash, building supplies, medical services, and access to education in exchange for political support. Do these vote-buying attempts work?…
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The Developmental Intelligence (DI) lab focuses on building an integrated science of learning in humans and machines. Recent advances in the theory and practice of machine learning, data science, and statistics have led to unprecedented capabilities…
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This project is funded by SAMHSA and Texas Health and Human Services. The goal of this project is to develop a digital platform to improve overdose surveillance data that will inform community overdose prevention efforts. We work closely with…
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For Summer and Fall 2022, the Hamilton Lab at UT Austin is looking to work with a limited number of undergraduate volunteers who are interested in speech processing in the brain using electroencephalography (EEG). This is an in-person opportunity to…
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The ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) Intervention Program is a culturally-informed, parent-mediated intervention program that is designed to provide support and training to caregivers of children with or with an elevated likelihood for…
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We are working on bacterial gut symbionts that live in bees, with the goal of understanding how they affect the health of their hosts.
For full consideration please send the following to kim.hammond@utexas.edu:
• resume
• schedule…
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Currently examining cognitive and behavioral phenotypes in pediatric frontal lobe epilepsy.
See previous papers:
Schraegle WA, Tillman R, Ailion A, Babajani-Feremi A, Titus JB, DeLeon RE, Clake, D, Hermann BP. Behavioral phenotypes of pediatric…
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We have had an excellent year with many undergraduates working the lab on this project. We are now seeking students to start in fall 2022. We have several related activities. Students can work on assembling and programming raspberry pi based sensor…
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Insects produce fascinating biomaterials such as silk and shellac. We are studying brochosomes, spherical nanostructures produced by leafhoppers that exhibit antireflectivity, superhydrophobicity, and other useful properties. Our aim is to…
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This project explores how individual differences in sleep quality and interoceptive awareness, or the ability to monitor one's internal body, contribute to neural activity supporting emotional memory across the adult lifespan. Research assistants…
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NOTE: AS OF 3-3-2022, WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY FOR VOLUNTEERS; PLEASE CHECK BACK IN 3 MONTHS FOR UPDATES
The objective of this study is to build the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network to support the development of a Network…
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We are looking for 2 volunteer research assistants to work on our qualitative research project on healthcare chaplains’ experiences in working with culturally diverse patients and families and using diverse modes of spiritual care delivery. As a…
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Please reach out in Fall 2022 if you are interested to be a part of this project!
In a collaboration with the Wolf and Farrior labs of UT Austin EEB, we are working on the second run of a plant ecology field experiment at the Brackenridge Field…
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The Pediatric Coping and Language Lab studies family, linguistic, and sociocultural influences on children’s adaptation to stress. Our research focuses on families faced with chronic stressors, such as a child’s medical illness, to better understand…
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Scoping review examining the existing evidence for financial interventions in family caregivers of individuals with chronic illnesses.
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This study will focus on adapting a stress, emotional regulation, and support intervention for Latinx Millennial caregivers. We will be doing focus group interviews, working with an app team to revise an app, and then testing the intervention with…
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For Spring 2021, the Hamilton Lab is looking to work with a limited number of paid undergraduate research assistants (URAs) who are interested in speech and music perception, speech-in-noise, and electroencephalography (EEG). To start, we are…
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We are currently focusing on a copyrighted method of processing image data for integration into a mobile app. This project is supported by the UT Health Catalyst.
Radiologic imaging is a key variable in many clinical trials, but collecting these…
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Emerging evidence suggests the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet before and during pregnancy is linked with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; but the underlying physiology of this association remains unclear. We hypothesize that…
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The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the relationship of pretreatment perfusion mismatch volumes to outcomes in patients receiving alteplase (ALT) to those patients receiving tenecteplase (TNK).
Ischemic stroke lesion volumes will be…
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Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) refers to the responsiveness of cerebral vasculature to vasoactive stimuli. Specifically, CVR reflects the ability of cerebral vessels to dilate or constrict in response to challenges or maneuvers and is therefore an…
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Older sexual minorities constitute approximately 3 million Americans, a number expected to double by 2030. Moreover, 35% of SGM adults in the US reside in the South, yet many studies focus on SGM samples in coastal metropolitan cities. Sexual and…
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The UT clinical neuroscience lab is looking for undergraduate research volunteers to assist in our Liver Brain study! The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how specific brain vulnerability, resulting from Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), is…
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Looking for an RA to assist with web scraping, data analysis, and other duties for the Finding Focus project built by our psychology research team. The specific responsibilities will be targeted toward student recruitment to help share our attention…
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The Drew lab is seeking applications from undergraduate (and post-bachelors) students interested in joining our team as a research assistant for paid positions starting in the Fall of 2021. We are a neuroscience lab located in the Norman Hackerman…
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Children do best when parents and teachers work together to support their development and learning, yet many school systems struggle to effectively engage with parents as valued partners. ParentCorps, a scalable early childhood program for pre-k…
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Project Summary: Graphene and other 2D materials have unique properties that span from metal, semiconducting to insulator. They are ultrathin and can be grown in large area sheets that are ideal for assembling together in layered stacks. New types…
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This research examines the dispersal and foraging processes of native bees in natural and human-altered landscapes. Native bees are one of the most effective crop pollinators and are also among the first species to be lost as natural habitat is…
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TexNet, the seismic network for the state of Texas (run through UT's Bureau of Economic Geology) is hiring two Undergraduate Research Assistants (URAs) to work on earthquake locations using TexNet data. The interested URAs will be trained to use the…
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We are interested in having motivated, responsible undergraduate research assistants join our lab group to assist with various ongoing projects. The focus of our research group’s work is on the comparative evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology…
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Cell polarity is a cell behavior in which one side of a cell adopts characteristics that are different from the other side. For example, our lungs, intestines and many other internal organs are made up of cells that are polarized: They have one…
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Help bring Middle English literature into the digital age! The Hoccleve Archive is a collection of textual analysis resources that are being digitized in order to advance the study of the fifteenth-century London poet Thomas Hoccleve. Using Hoccleve…
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This project, which was started in the class titled LAH350 Archival Advocacy during 2020-21, partnered with community members from a local Austin elementary school to build an online digital archive of their school's history. This school closed in…
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Spanish archives show that by the later 1400s Iberian Christians were enslaving other peoples under a racial rubric ("black," "white"), and they quickly added "Indian" to their categories of enslavement after 1492. By the time Francisco Pizarro went…
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The SOGI: Health and Rights laboratory focuses on the role of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in human health, development, and rights. Our projects focus on the links between SOGI and health/well-being, with an emphasis on how…
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The Looks and Achievement study uses longitudinal video data from a national study of children, youth, and families to look at associations between different aspects of physical appearance over time and later life outcomes, including but not limited…
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The lab of Howard Ochman is seeking a reliable volunteer undergraduate research assistant to help with
experimental studies of miniature bacteriophages. Please find the announcements below, and direct any
questions to kim.hammond@utexas.edu.
In this…
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I am seeking to hire two undergraduate research assistants for a project focused on school choice, education and health policy and race. I received a small grant from The Policy Academies to conduct a study on how families are making school choices…
Application deadline: May 24, 2021
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Machine Learning (ML) is an innovative paradigm in materials science that enables accurate prediction of properties, rational design, and physical insights across multiple length- and time-scales. This tool is particularly useful to optimize …
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Fluid-immersed hair beds are a rich system to study owing to the complex coupling of the hair to the fluid, as well as the nonlinearity found in the governing equations. Intestinal microvilli, endothelial glycocalyx are examples of hair beds found…
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This position supports the work of the Latino Research Institute’s primary data collection of a new research study that will examine the implementation and efficacy of a culturally adapted parenting intervention for Latino families…
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This project will be using geochemical signatures in lake sediments from the Colorado Rockies to reconstruct past changes in climate and the environment.
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This work will involve the analysis of natural water samples for light stable isotope analysis (oxygen and hydrogen). It will involve use of a vacuum extraction system and analysis using a laser stable isotope spectrometer. The project will look at…
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The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) is seeking TWO 30-hour per week Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) for the Summer 2021 semester to work on a new research project on carbon farming and biodiversity conservation. This project team will…
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We are developing a soft robotic device to assist with closing an abdominal congenital defect in infants. The project has a mechatronic prototype and requires extensive testing. Activities include making parts of the soft robot device using a…
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The Main UT campus has been modeled with the help of the open street map and UT architectural drawings in the Rhino Modeling tool. Buildings have been categorized based on their construction year, and they are color-coded. Material properties have…
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We have developed an mobile app in Swift for IOS to get student feedback about thermal comfort in the buildings on campus. We are collaborating with the Facilities Operations & Maintenance division of UT to collect the student feedback and…
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Entre Familia is a collaborative evidenced-based service project in Hidalgo County that aims to increase HPV vaccination among Latino adolescents and young adults in order to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality, along with other…
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We have created a data visualization of the impact of COVID 19 in Austin, check it out here: www.covid19atx.net
For this project, we're looking for some Python/scikit-learn experts to analyze the data (and perhaps pull in some more)…
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Throughout summer and fall 2021, I'll be working with a team to examine what is known about communication and young adult cancer. We have already all the articles published in the area and will be looking through them to find patterns, gaps, and…
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The prevalence of both cognitive dysfunction and diabetes is increasing. Research shows that diabetes increases the risk for cognitive impairment and the rate of cognitive decline doubles after diabetes is diagnosed. In turn, cognitive dysfunction…
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Multiple openings for funded undergraduate research assistant (URA) position in manufacturing of 3D nanostructures. Recent progress in nanotechnology have resulted in novel materials that can not be found in traditional bulk materials, such as anti-…
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Multidisciplinary team (nursing, medicine) conducting scoping review on emerging concept of sex as self-injury. Looking for RA to help with article retrieval and potential review, if applicant is interested
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Two-year British Library-funded digitization project involving Mexican undergraduate trainees to preserve post-archival access to records of indigenous community land records in Michoacan state, Mexico (completed, 2016-2018). Analysis of the process…
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The labs of Nancy Moran and Howard Ochman are seeking undergraduate research assistants to assist with bioinformatic projects related to the evolution of genes and genomes in insects, bacteria, or aquatic systems. Please find the announcement below…
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The Voces Oral History Center videotapes interviews with Latinos and Latinas of the WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War generations. it also scans archival photographs from interview subjects. It produces the annual peer-reviewed US Latina & Latino…
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SHIFT is ready for a different conversation.
For decades substance use and college campuses have been talked about as an inevitable rite of passage for college students, creating a norm that can far out shadow the dynamic pursuits of college…
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Past involvement with undergraduates and recent graduates on privately funded research has evolved with ongoing opportunities in developing wearable technologies for homeland security.
Student activities continue to be conducted remotely during the…
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We are working on the design, modeling, control, and prototyping for a new type of magnetically suspended linear stage with high-acceleration for next-generation photolithography scanners for semiconductor manufacturing applications.
Please contact…
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To realize compact, light-weight robot hands with high-level dexterity, new actuators with im-proved dynamic performance and torque-to-weight ratio are needed. The objective of this research is to develop a new type of miniature high-…
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The project relates to how history and recent activism might help us come up with new ways to approach climate change.
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This public history project seeks to return to public consciousness the state-sanctioned violence against Mexican American communities along the US-Mexican border from 1910-1920. While this series of events changed an entire way of life in the lower…
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Professional board-certified chaplains are master’s degree-prepared, spiritual-care specialists with supervised clinical training in chaplaincy, and they serve patients, family and friend caregivers, and other health care professionals. Chaplains…
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We are looking for volunteer research assistants to work on our research project. The goal of the study is to develop and pilot test an intervention using decision aid delivered by a decision coach to promote ACP among PWDs and their family…
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Numerical Modeling of Subduction and Induced Surface Deformation; Analysis of earthquakes for crustal deformation
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We are developing virtual environments for a neuroscience applications to study neurological patients. The patients perform spatial navigation tasks using VR headsets. Our goal is to combine the VR with eye position tracking by programming the built…
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We are developing virtual environments for a neuroscience research project involving neurological patients performing spatial navigation tasks using VR headsets. The project entails to designing and programming virtual environments (rooms, buildings…
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We are seeking for motivated students (BA/BSc/MA) who would like to work on biomedical data analysis. The data consist of clinical electrophysiology (EEG) recordings of brain activity from patients diagnosed with epilepsy. The work is aiming to…
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As the amount of genomic information provided by modern sequencing technology increases rapidly, the ability to navigate, analyze, visualize, and interpret large volumes of data is crucial for today’s evolutionary biologists. The labs of Nancy Moran…
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Professors Daron Shaw (University of Texas), Scott Althaus (University of Illinois), and Costas Panagopoulos (Fordham University) are constructing an archive of all spot buys (commercials aired on local TV in different media markets) for all…
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Intelligent energy management is key to integrate renewable energy systems into the electrical grid. Photovoltaics as generators and electrical batteries as storage are the main components for this.
This project will investigate PV-battery energy…
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We are analyzing energy consumption data from buildings (HVAC) and attempt to identify patterns in the consumption.
We have partnered with a company and have data from about 3000 buildings with 1min temporal resolution.
The goal of this project is…
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This ongoing research project is aimed at completing a contracted edition of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Research tasks include working closely with the language of Shakespeare's text, including the glossing (defining) of its words and phrases…
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The Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long-Term Care, located in the UT-Austin School of Nursing, is looking for volunteer research assistants to work on the Nursing Facility Quality Review (NFQR) study. The NFQR is a statewide study that…
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Students from Kenya and the US in similar entry to practice nursing education classes will connect with international peers about a universally important health issue, share clinical experiences, country specific pregnancy, birthing, newborn and…
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The project involves synthesis and advanced characterization of materials for rechargeable batteries or fuel cells and fabrication of small batteries or fuel cells for testing.
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The Afro-Hispanic Languages of the Americas (AHLAs), the languages that developed in Latin America from the contact of African languages and Spanish in colonial times, are rich in structures that would be considered ungrammatical in standard Spanish…
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We are a team of students and faculty at the University of Texas at Austin collaborating with two international NGOs, SAATHII and Nirangal, to develop an app-based curriculum for Indian healthcare providers to work more effectively with LGBTQ+…
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The European invasion of the Andes (1530s) devastated a diverse array of indigenous communities living under Inca rule. After decades of warfare, disease, and population decline, the forced resettlement (reducciones) of more than a million native…
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The project will use supercomputers to model materials (especially two-dimensional nanomaterials) for electronic and energy applications. For more information, pls check our group website and contact Dr. Liu. We welcome students from different…
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The President's Award 2019-2020:
Developing Equality: Creating a Mobile Application to Address Health Inequalities for LGBTQ+ South Indians
Create mobile and web-based technology to deliver an adapted LGBTQ+ health and sexual health curriculum for…
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This project aims to continue development of the breseq software and related open-source code for predicting mutations from microbial genome re-sequencing data. The tool supports research in the Barrick lab studying mutations that occur during…
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Intern will inspect Spanish language tags that are generated by NLP tools.
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Seeking an intern to write code for processing text in which multiple languages are represented.
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We are launching a study to characterize health behaviors and social determinants of health for Latinx children with developmental disabilities (DD) and their caregivers.
Application deadline: March 20, 2020
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The convergence of additive manufacturing and suitable printing materials is of significant aptitude for the advancement of personalized pharmaceutical products (e.g. tablets) fabricated via additive manufacturing such as 3D printing. In the past…
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Recently, four-dimensional (4D) printing has appeared as an emerging alternative of personalized fabrications of various 3D objects. It relies on introducing stimulant into a printed 2D structure making a fast fabrication. By utilizing stimuli-…
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The goal of this project is to create an internet-based behavioral activation therapy for adults with aphasia and depression. The therapy will be completed over 10 weeks independently at the participant’s home. We will assess mood daily as well as…
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The purpose of the study, Individualizing Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth through Digital Phenotyping, is to develop a digital phenotype of pregnancy by passively monitoring pregnant women using an app on a Smartphone to better understand pregnancy…
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Located on the Pickle Research Campus, the Texas Natural History Collections’ Ichthyology Collection contains over 53,000 specimens from around the world, but primarily from Texas, and is growing rapidly. Most specimens are stored in alcohol in jars…
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Verreaux's sifaka are lemurs living in western Madagascar. They eat mainly leaves and some fruit, flowers, seeds, and vines. They live in small, cohesive, mixed-sex social groups. This project examines all aspects of sifaka behavioral ecology,…
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Verreaux's sifaka are lemurs living in western Madagascar. They eat mainly leaves and some fruit, flowers, seeds, and vines. Many aspects of a primate's behavior are highly dependent upon what the animal is eating, the amount of aggression, the…
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I am working on a book on the impact of Central European-born designers in the United States between the two world wars. I am especially interested in researching designers' biographies and finding their works/traces in America.
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Teaching through a creative activity makes students own their project, the reading and the process of writing. This course of creative non-fiction enabled students to tell stories --some of them very intimate- in a language which is not theirs. The…
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We are seeking one or more undergraduate collaborators to collect data from published literature on species invasions and biological control efforts. Many ecology students will be familiar with the introduction of opuntia cactus into Australia and…
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The prevalence of 120 ± 70 nm TiO2 crystals in the T2D pancreas and non-diseased donors are mapped, as is the prevalence of these and calcium pxalate dihydrate crystals in the substantia nigra of Parkinson’s disease donors.
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The Fishes of Texas Project (http://www.fishesoftexas.org) has compiled, and continues to expand and refine, a large database of museum specimen-based records of the the occurrences of the state's freshwater fishes. The data are being used in…
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This project consists of qualitative interviews with women who have engaged in cervical cancer screening as well as providers who provide these screening services to better understand how women experience preventative care. The project includes…
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The mission of the Biomedical Informatics Lab is to design decision support systems for clinical decision making and scientific discovery. We seek opportunities to advance health-related quality of life and health equity.
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ONLY RECRUITING NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKING STUDENTS TO ASSIST IN SURVEYS IN SPANISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS IN AUSTIN.
The Department of Pediatrics at Dell Med School has many excellent translational and clinical research projects going on throughout the…
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Recording and analyzing all sounds coming from a landscape (referred to as the ‘soundscape’) is an emerging tool in the field of ecoacoustics that shows great promise for effectively monitoring animal biodiversity in tropical forests. Silvy's PhD…
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For summer 2019, the Hamilton Lab is looking to work with a limited number of undergraduate volunteers who are interested in speech perception and production in the brain using electroencephalography (EEG). To start, we are especially looking for…
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1. Optimize the EV-charging station locations in Austin to reduce range anxiety and increase charging accessibility.
2. Quantify the impact of EV charging stations on existing gas stations, propose and justify new functions for gas stations.
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Simulate and Quantify the impacts AV on existing urban built environments (transportation, land use, urban form, pollution, travel behavior).
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Elucidating cell non-autonomous factors that are important for coordination of organism-wide growth is critical for understanding human development (Figure-1). Birth defects, some of which are caused by development abnormalities that result from…
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The crystal growth by the flux and the floating zone methods.
Characterization of the crystals by Laue back reflection and X-ray diffraction.
Measurements of magnetic and transport properties.
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Over the past few years, the Texas English Linguistics Lab (TELL) has digitized over 500 recordings of Texas English speech. They cover much of the 20th century; some of the recordings go back as far as 1920. The archive is being prepared for use…
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Recent debate on primate ancestral size includes the view that ancestral primates may have been much smaller than the smallest living primates (mouse lemurs), perhaps as small as 10-15g, yet few studies have considered the effects of body sizes of…
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Economists tend to think that the state of the economy determines vote choices. Sociologists tend to think that identity (class, religion, ethnicity, gender, and other demographics) determine vote choices. But substantial evidence shows that voters…
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Occupants are responsible for a large part of energy consumption in buildings. Previously we have used Bluetooth LE to detect occupancy in single occupancy offices. In this project we explore the application of Bluetooth BLE to automatically infer…
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The African American Resilience in Context (AARC) lab in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences is recruiting new undergraduate research assistants. You will be assisting with conducting a meta-analysis for a new project looking at…
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We are initiating a project to build detailed maps of avian biodiversity across Texas. Our goal is to integrate multiple sources of information on species occurrences (bird surveys, ebird, etc.). These data will be used to conduct landscape…
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We are looking for a science faculty member and student to join our team to apply for the President's Global Award. Our idea is to work with the Copenhagen Design and Technology University to develop a sustainable fiber that can be turned into a…
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Project LEAP examines the development of children's algebraic thinking in grades K-5, and instructional practices that foster that development.
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The objective of this research is to evaluate various neural networks architectures for building energy analysis and clustering. We are looking to analyze patterns in dataset such as the PecanStreet data or the UT campus energy use data. Discovering…
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l'Austin Thought Lab, located in the Children's Research Center in SEA, studies how children acquire abstract concepts like time and number, and how language, perception, and culture interface during cognitive development. We're seeking motivated…
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The Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color (The “Consortium”) officially launched in 2013, supported by grant awards from the Greater Texas Foundation (GTF), the Trelis Foundation (formerly TG), the Kresge Foundation, and the Texas…
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Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success) is multi-faceted research and mentoring initiative based within the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at the University of Texas at Austin. In the fall of 2010, Dr.…
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We are currently seeking student volunteers to help with our TX Sprouts project. This program teaches 3-5th grade students in low-income elementary schools about gardening, cooking and nutrition through hands-on lessons.
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As part of the UT President's Bridging Barrier initiative — Whole Communities, Whole Health — we are developing a low-cost environmental data acquisition system capable of monitoring temperature, humidity, TVOC, PM, and presence, called BEVO Beacon…
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Texas has three species of catfishes restricted to deep underground aquifers. They are fascinating creatures, potentially endangered, and hugely in need of diverse research. Though we currently have only limited funding for sporadic fieldwork (…
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Humans are unique in how we grow. Like other mammals, we grow rapidly after birth and then growth slows. We keep getting bigger, but less and less each year. During adolescence, however, humans exhibit a growth spurt, growing rapidly in height. Is…
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This project investigates both horizontal and vertical parasite transmission among native and introduced bees. To study horizontal transmission, bee communities are sampled and screened for several known parasites. Plant-pollinator networks are then…
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The Bilingual Annotation TaskS Force is an interdisciplinary research group of faculty and students from the disciplines of linguistics, computer science, and electrical engineering with shared interests in using computational techniques for the…
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The Bilingual Annotation TaskS Force is an interdisciplinary research group of faculty and students from the disciplines of linguistics, computer science, and electrical engineering with shared interests in using computational techniques for the…
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I am looking for motivated students to help with projects that visually track animals in three dimensions in natural environments. I am using computer vision and Visual Simultaneous localization and Mapping (VSLAM) to track animals in three…
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The Phelps lab is broadly interested in animal social behavior, its brain mechanisms, and how those mechanisms evolve. Using “exotic” rodent models, we focus on the nature and consequences of within- and between-species variation in behavior. One…
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Male túngara frogs aggregate in choruses when advertising for mates. This provides an opportunity for females, as well as competing males, to attend and respond to their advertisement displays (such as acoustic calls). While much is known about…
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Student Volunteer for Fish Behavioral Testing
The Cummings Lab is investigating how the social environment (the different types of males a female interacts with) influences female behavior such as stress, social tendencies, mate preferences, and…
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The purpose of this project is to identify the risk and protective factors associated with suicidal ideation and depression in Mexican-origin children. To address why certain youth and not others become vulnerable to SI in the face of depression, we…
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Develop a framework to quantify the impacts of Uber and Lyft on urban transportation system.
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Seeking an intern who has experience in file and data organization and maintenance.
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An intern who has experience in statistical modeling and is excited to apply it to language processing.
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Supported by Exxonmobil, this project aims to apply our newly invented bubble printing to fabricate and investigate hierarchical structures of micro/nanostructured catalysts.
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This project, which is supported by Beckman Foundation, focuses on development and applications of virtual plasmonic tweezers that use light to dynamically manipulate micro/nnao objects.
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Supported by Naval Research Office, this project aims to develop reconfigurable multiband metasurfaces and devices with atomic-layer materials.
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Supported by National Science Foundation, this project aims to explore oxide plasmonic nanoparticles to enhance power conversion efficiency in transparent organic photovoltaics.
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This project, which is supported by Army Research Office, aims to develop and investigate optically assembled meta-materials with colloidal nanoparticles as building blocks.
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Supported by National Institute of Health, this project aims to develop portable multiplexed adhesion frequency assay and apply it to efficiently measure receptor-ligand interactions at the single-cell level.
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Supported by NASA, this project aims to develop an ultracompact opto-electro-fluidic system for preconcentration and separation of chiral molecules in in-situ life detection.
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We are developing novel ways of treating resistant infections, particularly those that form biofilms. In this project we need to develop designs for devices to be used in the treatment of these infections. We will use these designs to generate 3D…
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What is molecular biophysics? Our interdisciplinary area of research combines concepts from physics, biochemistry, and materials science to tackle some of the most exciting biological questions.
The Finkelstein lab mission is to understand the…
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Our laboratory pursues to discover potent steroid-based anticancer agents with a novel mechanism of action. Undergraduate researchers in our laboratory are expected to involve in the synthesis and biochemical characterization of steroidal anticancer…
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We have developed a new method to accurately deliver drug to the eye using a soft, controllable aerosol.
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New developments in GPS and related satellite tracking technologies have facilitated the collection of highly accurate data on moving objects, far surpassing the ability to analyze them. Within geographic information science (GIScience), ‘movement…
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The cloud computing revolution opens the possibility for scientific researchers to obtain large amounts of computing power only when they require it, leaving maintenance and upgrades to centralized facilities. We would like to set up a testbed for…
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Experiments studying the charm quark need to understand how frequently it decays into different possible final states. The CLEO experiment collected a huge sample of charm quark decays which can be analyzed to measure these probabilities with high…
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Project involves field observations and behavioral tests of the strawberry poison dart frog in Panama during the summer of 2011.
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The Houston TRAIN (Transportation Related Activity in Neighborhoods) Study is a collaborative effort of The University of Texas School of Public Health and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. This study will examine the short and long-term…
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The project involves developing an optimal approach to technology integration within teacher preparation (programs that prepare teachers). The task involves conducting library research with the faculty. This means you will be searching online…
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The Phelps lab is broadly interested in animal social behavior, its brain mechanisms, and how those mechanisms evolve. We do a variety of work ranging from mechanisms of gene regulation to the fitness consequences of social behaviors in natural…
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The mineral physics lab at the Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences is seeking motivated undergraduate students to work on a number of interesting research projects. The research will be supported by a number of internal…
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The Houston TRAIN (Transportation Related Activity in Neighborhoods) Study is a collaborative effort of The University of Texas School of Public Health and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. This study will examine the short and long-term…
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This project aims to understand how variation due to changes in talker, accent, and speech clarity impacts speech intelligibility, memory for words and word recognition for native listeners and for listeners whose native language background varies…
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Design and simulation of carbon nanotube antennas for THz imaging. Project will include modeling and simulating a carbon nanotube antenna numerically as well as with commercial E/M software. Project goals include accurate simulation of antenna and…
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This project has been ongoing for the last four years. I, and a team of researchers, have been analyzing how the legislative process has changed through an examination of 1000 major legislative enactments and failures. We have now established a…
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The goal of this project is to improve localization of seizure foci utilizing Electrocorticography (ECoG) recordings made using subdural electrode grids covering large areas of the brain in epilepsy patients. These recordings are done independently…
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Following the discovery of the Higgs Boson, particle physicists are trying to determine what the next major experimental facilities to be built will be. The process is ongoing now and needs input as to what the potential capabilities of different…
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Many lemurs exhibit what is known as "female dominance". However, power involves more than physical fighting abilities. Animals can also use leverage to obtain resources. My recent research has suggested that female power in lemurs may…
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Field research on chimpanzees has demonstrated extensive evidence of cooperation, such as alliances, boundary patrols, and hunting parties. Surprisingly, captive studies often find that chimpanzees fail to cooperate. In humans, failure to…
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I am looking for motivated students to work on a computer vision project in the biology department. The project centers on a specialized hyperspectral polarization camera (12 visual channels) that will be used to monitor and map out underwater…
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The undergraduate student will work with large databases using statistical software packages such as STATA, SAS, etc.
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Primate and non-primate mammal community composition and diversity has largely been explained by three separate processes: (1) niche-based processes (deterministic), (2) dispersal limitation and environmental stochasticity (stochastic), and (3)…
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Nanoparticles of novel metals (e.g. Au and Ag) support localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs), the light-coupled coherent oscillation of free electrons confined in the particles. Due to the capability of LSPRs in concentrating light at the…
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I'm seeking a motivated student interested in helping to score behavioral videos from an experiment looking at reciprocity in cichlid fish.
While territorial male cichlids are highly aggressive, they will exhibit reduced aggression when…
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I am writing a book about the international reconstruction and stabilization project in Afghanistan from 2001 - 2016.
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This is an opportunity for a student to get valuable lab experience while participating in a systematic study of plants in the Sunflower family. Work may include extracting DNA from plants, performing PCR experiments and cloning PCR products.
Our…
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The objective of this research program is to develop an advanced vision-based assessment technology for the nondestructive evaluation of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. Overall it is proposed to use augmented reality, and advanced data…
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Dr. Roland Benke is conducting privately funded research at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. The project involves radiation detection measurements at the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) as well as the integration of data streams from…
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We are developing a sensor network to monitor the lighting and presence in offices and adjust the lighting accordingly. In doing so, we can reduce the energy consumption due to lighting. This project is part of the green free projects 2017-2018.…
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We are developing and deploying a sensor network to be deployed in buildings on the campus that will help us save lighting energy. The sensor network monitors lighting conditions as well as presence and adjusts the lights accordingly.
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Seeking Spanish Translator to translate various medical power point presentations for the Dell Medical School Department of Pediatrics. Power Point presentations are professional level, intended for physician audiences at international conferences.…
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Recent reports have suggested that altered feeding patterns associated with our “24-hour” lifestyle may contribute to the accumulation of body fat, although the mechanism for this association is not known. Circadian clocks are intrinsically…
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Optical spectroscopy is a powerful and non-invasive tool to measure thermal properties in a wide range of materials. Temperature dependent optical properties change, such as reflectivity, transmissivity, have to be pre-determined in order to extract…
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The student will
1. Collect inequality data across countries and merge it into another (existing) data set.
2. Conduct a literature survey on
a. inequality and governance, and
b. trade and inequality
3. Do some statistical analysis with the…
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Our research group has a continuing need for undergraduate researchers both hands-on and computer related in Additive Manufacturing.
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The project seeks to understand how climate variation drives the phenology of plant reproduction. We have access to a wide variety of climate datasets. This project is collecting flowering records from digital herbarium records.
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Project PI's include Dr. Dean Hendrickson, Dr. Mary Poteet and Adam Cohen. The project aims to bring together research products (reports, images, data, etc.) received from anyone, related to Waller Creek. Digital files will be deposited into UT…
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The National Science Foundation has awarded an International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program to provide four weeks of geological field-based research and training experiences across Turkey for undergraduate and graduate students.…
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This project involves library research using online databases to support the faculty in identifying a corpus of literature that explains how technology visions and visioning in PK-12 schools can help schools achieve success with technology…
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This project examines how early career teachers, who all graduated from the same preservice teacher preparation program, are able (or not) to enact critical technological decision-making in PK-12 teaching contexts. By interviewing participants from…
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Undergraduate Volunteer/Research Assistant Position Available!
Are you interested in studying an integrated behavioral health and nutrition intervention for adolescents with obesity?
Our research team is looking for motivated undergraduates to…
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We are developing a new web-based platform for publication of scientific information. The project was born from observing the highly inefficient practices currently dominating the dissemination of scientific information. Instead of fixing these…
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The generation of chemical fuels using only sunlight and widely found starting materials (H2O, CO2) is part of a growing field of chemical research known as "Solar Fuels" Generation. In the Rose group, we approach this field by starting…
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Hydrogenase enzymes found in methanogenic bacteria utilize dihydrogen (H2) as an energy source for the eventual reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to sugars for use in cellular processes. Our lab's goal is to utilize the known crystal structure…
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The selective activation of methane (CH4) by chemical catalysts (i.e. energy utilization by means other than combustion) is a widely sought after goal. The Rose group seeks to develop novel catalysts and ligand systems for both CH4 and carbon…
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Looking to gain some very valuable experience in a pharmaceutical lab? You will learn from industry-experienced scientists how to conduct pharmaceutical testing in a wet lab. When looking for an entry-level chem lab job, this experience is…
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We have invented a new way to deliver inhaled therapies to the lungs. This has very big implications to treat diseases such as asthma, COPD, and lung infection. Now we need a student with an engineering background (MechE preferred) to help with…
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I am involved in a long-term multi-sited exploration of jazz *outside* of the US. Questions include: the role of race and class; stylistic variations; and the alternative political uses of the music in various contexts. Sites include Sweden, South…
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The Phelps lab is broadly interested in animal social behavior, its neural, genetic and molecular mechanisms, and how those mechanisms evolve. Using “exotic” rodent models, we focus on the nature and consequences of within- and between-species…
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We are studying the spatial pattern of wetland globally and their influence on migratory pathways of wetland birds, currently and under future climate change scenarios.
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We are modeling below-ground microbial communities and their relationship to soil moisture across a gradient from eastern to western Texas. Our aim is to understand patterns of community assembly across the gradient and its implications for carbon…
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Our work includes investigation of genetic factors that influence response to exercise training in a multi-racial population of college students in the Training Interventions and Genetics of Exercise Response (TIGER) Study. Participants in this…
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AEWorldMap.com is a website (blog) which features short entries about the most recent contemporary architecture around the globe. The site focuses on buildings that are of interest to architects, engineers, construction firms and the general public…
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This project works with a data on Hispanic small businesses to identify factors that determine their success. The student will be hired as a "student associate" and will make $10.50/hour. He/she will work 20 hours/week. The…
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What is the Center for Identity?
The Center for Identity leverages the depth and breadth of expertise throughout The University of Texas at Austin to address the challenge of positively identifying individuals. Given that identity theft is the…
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Theoretical studies on metal-containing molecules is essential to understanding their roles in catalysis, energy conversion and electronic structures. The Rose group focuses on the synthesis of novel metal-containing complexes -- organometallics --…
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We would like to design experiments for quantifying the level of consciousness on human subjects (Parkinson's patients) undergo brain surgery. These experiment will apply visual stimulation presented on a laptop computer in the OR. We are…
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Currently, I'm investigating the thermal adaptations of Edith's Checkerspot butterfly. This project investigate the thermal tolerances of butterflies adapted to use different host plants.
I'm looking for an undergraduate research…
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A book-length study of the way rape was conceived in classical Islamic law (shari`ah). The project addresses the treatment of rape in Islamic legal sources dating from the advent of Islam in the 7th century CE through the 12th century CE, when…
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The use of species distribution models (SDM) to map and monitor animal and plant distributions has become increasingly important in the context of awareness of environmental change and its ecological consequences. Although increasingly sophisticated…
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We are collaborating with biologists tracking animal movements adjacent to and overlapping the US / Mexico border. We are interested in modeling potential barriers to dispersal and gene flow. Interested students would learn basics of working with…
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I'm investigating the population parameters of red imported fire ant colonies. The broad goal is to look at a number of parameters (pathogen infection rates, social forms, colony densities, colony size, worker size distribution, and habitat) at…
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Our lab develops drug delivery systems and devices. These are things like inhalers, innovative eye droppers, or smart patches. We are interested in combining our expertise in drug delivery with the rapid advances that have been made in "…
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Chronic and persistent nfections are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. These infections occur when an acute infection is not cleared properly by the host and typically continue for long periods of time, sometimes up to…
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Understanding what factors influence particle adhesion and attachment at the nanoscale will help us predict how pharmaceutical inhalers will perform. This project uses state of the art methods to try to "see" these interactions. Will…
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This project will investigate delivery of a particle engineered powder through a ventilator circuit. This is a benchtop experiment using a ventilator, novel delivery device, ventilator circuit and artificial lung. The end point of the study is to…
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This project looks at how different nanoparticles can be used to disrupt the barriers to diffusion of drug therapies when they are topically administered. We are also interested in how environmental aerosol nanoparticles may also compromise these…
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Undergraduate research associates are welcome to join the Lu Research Lab of Mechanics of Bio-Integrated Flexible Electronics in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. We are looking for motivated, responsible young…
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