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’40 Hours for the Forty Acres’ Campaign Rallies Support for UT Austin
For 40 hours, alumni, students, faculty members, staffers and friends of UT Austin will come together to support the people, places and programs that mean the most to them.
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Water Purification Breakthrough Uses Sunlight and Hydrogels
The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Former NFL player, Green Beret and Longhorn to Speak on Campus
Former NFL player, Green Beret and Longhorn will present Alderson Lecture keynote address.
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UT Austin’s Applied Research Laboratories Hires Executive Director
UT Austin alumnus Karl Fisher has been chosen to lead Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin (ARL:UT), one of the largest research units within the University of Texas System.
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Breakthrough Taco Will Change Breakfast — and the World
Researchers and faculty members are calling the lab-grown taco a marvel of biotechnology.
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Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths
In a recent study, researchers found that when transgender youths are allowed to use their chosen names their risk of suicide and depression decreases.
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Statement on SXSW 2019 Schedule
SXSW decided to schedule their 2019 conference out of sync with spring break at UT Austin, AISD and other area schools.
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New ‘Nanotweezers’ Open Door to Innovations in Medicine, Mobile Tech
Nanotweezers could create opportunities for innovations in nanotechnology and individual health monitoring.
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Join the Crowd(funding) and Show a HornRaiser Project Some Love
Building rockets, discovering ancient manuscripts, training future Olympians – with a little financial support, these and other boundary-pushing projects can change the world.
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UTPD Continues Proactive Efforts in Light of Recent Events
In the wake of the recent bombings in Austin, UTPD says there is no evidence of any immediate threats to campus. However, they urge the community to be aware and alert of their surroundings.
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Preeminent Pediatric Heart Surgeon Charles Fraser to Join Dell Medical School and Dell Children’s
One of the world’s leading pediatric heart surgeons, Charles Fraser, Jr., M.D., will join the faculty of the Dell Medical School at UT Austin as professor in the Departments of Surgery and Perioperative Care and Pediatrics.





