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UT Named Fulbright Top-Producing Institution for 16th Year

The University of Texas at Austin was once again recognized as one of the top 12 public universities in the nation for graduating students and recent alumni selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Research

UT Startup To Recover Rare Earth Minerals From Industrial and e-Waste, Strengthen U.S. Supply Chain

Backed by an investment from UT’s Discovery to Impact Seed Fund, the startup will use a reusable, 3D-printed filtration platform to recover high-purity minerals from mine tailings, industrial byproducts, and electronic waste.

Campus

UT Outpost Opens New Location in Student Services Building

Serving the UT community for almost 10 years, UT Outpost broadens its impact and reach at its new location in the heart of the Forty Acres.

Health & Medicine

UT Center on Aging and Population Sciences Awarded 6-Year Grant Renewal to Accelerate Research, Expand Trainings

As one of only 15 NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging in the United States, the renewal solidifies UT’s role as a national leader in aging and population health research.

Academics

Texas Trio Sweeps Statewide Writing Competition for Law Students

For the first time, students from a single law school claimed the top three spots in the annual Paper Chase Legal Writing Competition.

Research

Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences

New Findings Reshape How Scientists Understand Microscopic Behavior of Materials Used in Electronics Devices

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), “Symmetry-protected topological polarons,” uncovers an unexpected layer of structure in one of the most common quasiparticles in solid-state physics: the polaron.

Academics

UT Launches Ackerman Program on Jewish and Western Civilization, Rosenthal-Levy Scholars

Students will be able to explore Jewish thought, Western civilization, and modern Israel through new courses and a study abroad program in Israel, with merit-based scholarships available for exceptional students.