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Dr. Ritsuko Komaki

She narrowly escaped Hiroshima. Now radiation works for her.

Dr. Ritsuko Komaki saw the devastating effects of Hiroshima as a child. Today, she’s a leading oncologist at UT M. D Anderson Cancer Center where she uses radiation to fight cancer and save lives.

Dr. Scott Tinker

He told CO2 emissions where they could go.

At UT Austin, Dr. Tinker and his team are pioneering discoveries like carbon sequestration, which puts carbon dioxide from power plants safely underground and not into our air.

C.J. Peters

After traveling the globe, he found the world's deadliest diseases at a university.

Get an insider’s look at UTMB’s maximum-security Biosafety Level 4 lab and learn what Dr. C.J. Peters and his team are doing to prepare us for the possibility of a destructive viral outbreak.

Mary Ann Rankin

Her hypothesis proved true.

In 1997, UT Austin professor Dr. Mary Ann Rankin started UTeach with 28 students. Now, the innovative program is being replicated at schools across the county.

James D. Cox

He brings 190 Tons of fighting power to each battle.

Dr. James D. Cox oversees the nation’s largest Proton Therapy Center where a massive piece of machinery creates and energizes targeted proton beams that can kill a tumor but leave healthy surrounding tissue intact.

Elizabeth Abernathy

She understands the science of teaching.

UTeach graduate, Elizabeth Abernathy teaches her students about wind currents, rock formations and all manner of science because she knows igniting excitement today means innovation tomorrow.

Stan

This is Stan. He has ebola, so you don't have to.

Meet the model patient who’s helping doctors at UT Health Science Center - Houston train high-level emergency response teams.

Melina

Someday, this scientist might save your life.

Learn how an innovative teaching program at UT Austin might just change the world.

Steven Austad

He's bet his reputation on a 150-year-old.

Dr. Steven Austad is not a gambling man. He’s a scientist at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio who studies nature to extend human life. But he’s made a very famous wager that a 150- year-old person is alive and well today.

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Winner of Five Lone Star EMMY® Awards

With engaging stories that inspire and entertain, State of Tomorrow™ has been praised by Texans from all walks of life and varied backgrounds. In fact, State of Tomorrow won five Lone Star EMMY awards in 2007–2008. Watch our award-winning segments:

The Future of Energy highlights new technologies being used at universities to meet our world’s growing energy demands.
Aging with Dignity explores the latest treatments for age-related illnesses.
Disaster Response focuses on the crucial support provided by higher education institutions after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Shadow of a Doubt profiles an university innocence project formed in the wake of scientific advancements in DNA.

The series has also been honored by the Texas Library Association with a Branding Iron Award and received a national award from the American Academy of Nurses for The Shortage of Nurses, which follows nursing students in two innovative programs designed to accelerate graduation and address our state’s critical need for more healthcare professionals.

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