Investing in Promising New Startups; Brain-Powered Wheelchairs; Encouraging Young Latino Filmmakers

mlns='> News from UT Austin [View this email in a web page]( [The University of Texas at Austin](  DECEMBER 9, 2022  [Tower]  UT Austin Seed Fund Launched With First Investment Discovery to Impact, the newly named group leading The University of Texas at Austin’s research commercialization and innovation efforts, has formed a $10 million UT Seed Fund. The fund will invest in the most promising new startups built on university-owned intellectual property emerging from UT Austin’s $800 million research enterprise.   [READ MORE](   STUDENT SUCCESS Rhodes Scholar Recent UT graduate Isaac W. James has been selected as one of 32 Americans in the 2023 class of Rhodes scholars, one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in the world. [READ MORE](  RESEARCH WITH IMPACT Brain-Powered Wheelchair In one of the first studies of its kind, several people with motor disabilities were able to operate a wheelchair that translates their thoughts into movement. [READ MORE](  DIVERSITY & ENGAGEMENT A Universal Language The Moody College’s Radio-Television-Film Department fosters young Latino filmmakers. [READ MORE](  CAMPUS & COMMUNITY 600 Computer Science Teaching Certificates UT is celebrating a milestone after helping 600 Texas teachers earn this specialized certification. [READ MORE](  WHAT STARTS HERE Starstruck Doctoral student Samuel Factor wants astronomy to rock your world. [READ MORE](  [UT on twitter]( [UT on facebook]( [UT on instagram]( The University of Texas at Austin No. 1 University Station Austin, Texas 78712 If you wish to be removed from this group's mailing list, [click here](.