News & Announcements
Maintenance: UTEX Help Desk | April 17, 2024
We will be performing maintenance on the UTEX Help Desk this morning (04/17).
David Nobles Awarded 2022 J. Roger Porter Award
Dr. David Nobles Jr., Curator of the Culture Collection of Algae (UTEX) at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, has been awarded the 2022 J. Roger Porter Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in maintaining and improving the products and services at UTEX and for his contribution t...
We've been featured in The Daily Texan!
We are happy to share that we've been featured in the official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin, The Daily Texan! You can follow the link below to read or listen to the article and interview with Dr. David Nobles, UTEX Curator.
First Shipments of 2023 | January 9, 2023
The first shipments of the new year will be on Monday, January 9th. Please refer to the order confirmation email that was sent for details on your specific ship date. All UTEX Services--including the Algae Express Service--will also resume on Monday, January 9th.
ISSUE: Emails appear blank when viewed through the Outlook desktop app.
It has come to our attention that customers using the Microsoft Outlook desktop app are receiving order confirmation emails that appear blank. However, when viewing the email through the Outlook Web App, it is rendered correctly.
Microsoft has been notified about this issue. They confirmed that t...
Dr. Schonna Manning Concluding Tenure as UTEX Director of Research & Development
We are pleased to share with you that Dr. Schonna Manning has accepted a faculty position at Florida International University (FIU) starting this Fall 2022.
POSTPONED | Scheduled Website Maintenance: May 5, 2022
The website maintenance and updates originally planned for May 5th, has been postponed to Thursday, May 12th at 3:00 PM (CDT).
UPS/FedEx Fuel Surcharges
Due to increased fuel prices, there has been a significant rise in shipping costs by UPS and FedEx.
2021 New Year | Shipping Estimates
Estimated ship dates for orders placed prior to the 2020 Winter Break closure through January 6th, 2021.
Scheduled Website Maintenance: September 17, 2020 - 7:00 AM CST | utex.org
The UTEX website will be down for planned maintenance and updates starting on Thursday, September 17th, at 7:00 AM (CST). The website will be unavailable for about an hour, but the UTEX Help Desk System and FAQs will still be available and accessible to answer any questions you might have. We apo...
FedEx Regulatory Alert Update: U.S. BIS Export Control Changes for China
Beginning September 27, 2020 the United States Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), will require an Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing for shipments originating from the United States with a destination to the People’s Republic of China (China). The rules expand the EEI filing requireme...
COVID-19 Update | Cryo Only Strains
Orders containing 'Cryo Only' strains may be delayed due to the Research Level 3 (RL3) phase the University is currently operating under and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. As always, we will contact you if there are any issues or delays to your order.
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