Biology freshman Sruthi Potturi focused on using vagus nerve stimulation on post-traumatic stress disorder subjects to enhance extinction learning during the Clark Summer Research Program.Dr. Jung-Whan “Jay” Kim, assistant professor of biological sciences, examines a slide containing a sample of lung cancer tissue. In their previous work, he and his team showed the connection of sugar to squamous cell carcinoma.UT Dallas President Richard C. Benson (left) meets with Dr. Wolfgang Rindler after the State of the University address in 2016.
 
The School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate programs within its six departments: biological sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, geosciences, mathematical sciences, physics, and science/mathematics education. Each program is research-intensive with close cooperation from industry. Faculty members compete at the national level for sponsored research. Graduates go on to pursue careers at colleges and universities as well as in industrial, medical, public health, environmental and governmental organizations.

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January 27 , 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Geoscientist, Chemistry Professor Receive Awards

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Class of 2019: Biology Graduate Builds Career Path in Public Health

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