News & Announcements
Summer 2020 | Jerry J. Brand Summer Research Fellowship for Algae Research
The UTEX Culture Collection of Algae (UTEX) is offering summer stipends for scholarly research projects conducted by rising University of Texas at Austin Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Open to UT Students enrolled in any department. Original proposals for algae-based research in all discipline...
Upcoming UTEX Holiday Closure: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
UTEX will be closed on Monday, January 20th, in observance of the US Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Orders that would normally ship on Monday will be sent out on Tuesday, January 21st. Algae Express orders that are placed on Friday, January 17th, thru Monday, January 20th, will not be proc...
Happy 2020 New Year!
The UTEX Culture Collection of Algae is back for some 2020 algae fun! We hope you had a safe and happy holiday season. We want to keep you informed on specific dates some of our services will return, and when you can expect your orders to be shipped. If you have any questions or concerns, please ...
2019 Winter Holiday Closure
The UTEX Culture Collection of Algae will be closed during the University of Texas at Austin's 2019 Winter Holiday Break, beginning at 12:00 PM CST on Friday, December 20th, 2019 through January 5th, 2020.
From all of us at UTEX, we wish you a safe and merry Christmas, and a happy New Year!
Upcoming 2019 Ordering Deadlines
Important ordering deadlines for 2019 shipment. Any orders placed after the specified dates will not ship until the 2020 year.
Upcoming Ordering Deadlines & Holiday Closure: 2019 U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday
UTEX will be closed in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday starting at 12:00 PM CST on Tuesday, November 26th — Sunday, December 1st, 2019. Orders placed after 5:00 PM CST on Wednesday, November 20th through Wednesday, December 4th, will not be shipped until Monday, December 9th. Orders t...
October 25th | Teaching Kit: NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars | H. pluvialis (Space-flo...
UTEX 2505 Haematococcus pluvialis hitched a ride on the SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft thanks to Lyndsay Baker, a graduate of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Iowa, to test how the strain would react in a microgravity environment. This alga, when stressed, creates an antioxidant with ...
Fall 2019 | Updates to the UTEX Photobioreactors
The UTEX Photobioreactors have been refreshed with an upgraded design. We've swapped some of the plastic components of the original photobioreactor with metal ones, making the updated unit longer lasting and reusable!
Fall 2019 | Shipping Updates
UTEX is moving away from our current catch-all-shipping price system that is based on shipping regions or zones, and to a new real-time carrier calculated shipping system.
Scheduled Website Maintenance: October 24, 2019 | utex.org v2.0
The UTEX website will be down for planned maintenance and updates on Thursday, October 24th. The website will be unavailable during this time, but the UTEX Help Desk System and FAQs will still be available and accessible to answer any questions you might have. We apologize for any inconveniences ...
Fall 2019 | Upcoming US Academic & Government discount changes
We wanted to give all of our U.S. Non-Profit Academic & Government customers a heads up about an upcoming change to the discount system. Reviewing this information, creating a UTEX Customer Account, and/or submitting your discount request early will help provide a smoother transition when it ...
Upcoming UTEX Holiday Closure: U.S. Labor Day - September 2, 2019
UTEX will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, in observance of the US Holiday, Labor Day. Orders that would normally ship out on Monday will be sent out on Tuesday, September 3rd. Algae Express orders that are placed on Friday, August 30th, thru Monday, September 2nd, will not be processed and sh...
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