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UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business Part of $50M Blockchain Innovation Program Launched by Ripple
The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin will participate in a new blockchain research and innovation program founded by the distributed-ledger currency exchange company Ripple.
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A Change in Bacteria’s Genetic Code Holds Promise of Longer-Lasting Drugs
By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers have demonstrated a method to make therapeutic proteins more stable, an advance that would improve the drugs’ effectiveness and convenience.
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Two Rankings Put UT Among Top Universities in the World
UT Austin ranked No. 31 among universities in the world in the latest Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) and No. 36 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
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Texas Agency Helps to Attract Pediatric Cancer Researcher to Dell Medical School
Made possible by a $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), UT Austin has hired cancer researcher John Powers, Ph.D., as an assistant professor of pediatrics at Dell Medical School.
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World’s Largest Library of Biomedical Images and Animations Gifted to Texas Engineering
The most comprehensive collection of biomedical and scientific visual aids has a new home: UT Austin.
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Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid
New research led by UT Austin has found that an impact crater created by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was home to sea life less than a decade after impact.
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Solar Energy Storage Problem May be Solved in New Single-System Technology
The DOE has awarded $3 million to UT engineers to overcome the Achilles’ heel of the solar power story: efficient energy storage.
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UT Student Government President Alejandrina Guzman’s Commencement Speech
Read a transcript of a speech delivered by Alejandrina Guzman, 2017-18 Student Government President, during the 135th spring commencement at UT Austin, May 19, 2018.
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Vice Admiral Bono Tells Graduates It’s Okay to Break A Few Molds
In her commencement address, Vice Adm. Bono tells students what they dream of at Texas can actually happen.
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Congratulations, Class of 2018! (VIDEO)
We spoke to a few Longhorns to see how their time at UT has changed them into who they are today. Congrats to the whole class of 2018! You worked hard and should be proud. We look forward to seeing how you change the world.






