Academics
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Stephens Greth Foundation Gift Expands Opportunities for West Texas Students and Engineering Innovation at UT Austin
A $50 million gift will create new scholarships for Permian Basin students and support the newly opened Autry C. Stephens Engineering Discovery Building.
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UT Sets Academic Performance Records, Remains the No. 1 Public University in Texas
This academic year saw a record number of applications and the highest graduation rate in the school’s history.
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Alumni Exhibit Marks 60 Years of UT’s Photography Program
What Russell Lee began in 1966 has blossomed into a multimedia powerhouse in visual art.
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Cockrell School of EngineeringTexas Engineer Michael Webber Wins McGraw Prize in Education
Energy research luminary Michael Webber has been named one of three recipients of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, one of the field’s most prestigious honors.
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Up From the Ashes
With the Oplontis Project, art history professor John R. Clarke and alumnus Michael L. Thomas teamed up to bring another victim of Vesuvius back to life.
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The Permian Strategic Partnership Invests in Our Youngest Readers
The PSP is launching the Permian Literacy Initiative, a multiyear pilot program to strengthen early literacy reading instruction.
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New Faculty Join the Longhorn Family
Nearly 150 new faculty members began their time at UT at this year’s New Faculty Launch.
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UT Adds New Undergraduate Majors and Minors for 2026-2028 Catalog
The University of Texas is expanding its curriculum with six new bachelor’s degrees and 13 minors.
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New Fellowship Puts STEM Students at Center of Austin’s Defense Tech Boom
The Clements Center’s Defense Technology Fellows Program welcomes its first cohort this fall, connecting students in engineering, science and mathematics to defense companies, military commands and research labs that surround the UT campus.
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The Brain’s Tug-of-War Between Impulse and Self-Control
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Stephens Greth Foundation Gift Expands Opportunities for West Texas Students and Engineering Innovation at UT Austin
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Texas ConnectDevelopment Leaders’ Work With Donors Helps Build the Future of UT
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Helping Others Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline Among People at Higher Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s