Dec 17, 2018
Varun Rai Named New UT Energy Institute Director
The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to announce that Varun Rai will be the new director of the Energy Institute beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
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Science & Technology
Dec 12, 2018
Indian Ocean May Be More Disruptive to Tropical Climate Than Previously Believed
Today, the Indian Ocean is characterized by uniformly warm and stable rainfall patterns like the seasonal monsoon. New research from The University of Texas at Austin has revealed…
Health & Wellness
Oct 25, 2018
Probiotics Are Not Always ‘Good Bacteria’
Biomedical engineering assistant professor Hyun Jung Kim with the gut-on-a-chip. AUSTIN, Texas — The first study investigating the mechanism of how a disease develops using human o…
Education & Leadership
Dec 06, 2018
Liberal Arts Student Awarded British Marshall Scholarship
AUSTIN, Texas — Laura Hallas, a Plan II honors, economics and health and society senior at The University of Texas at Austin, is the recipient of a 2019 British Marshall Scholarshi…
Business & Economy
Dec 17, 2018
New Shale Gas Drilling Methods Boost Production Potential, Study Finds
A new study from the University of Texas looks at the production potential of four of the nation’s major shale plays. A new analysis of the nation’s major shale gas plays has revea…
Campus & Community
Dec 17, 2018
Happy Holidays from Texas
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Policy & Law
Oct 29, 2018
UT/TT Poll: #MeToo Movement Loses Traction as Texans Grow Skeptical
AUSTIN, Texas — While a majority of Texans agree that women face more discrimination than men do, they are split on whether the #MeToo movement is helping to address the broader is…
Houston Chronicle
Nov 08, 2018
The struggles and strengths of being a first-generation college student
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