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MEDIA ADVISORY: National Security Forum Brings CIA Director, Other Intelligence Experts to UT Austin Campus

The Robert Strauss Center, the Clements Center for National Security and the Intelligence Studies Project at UT Austin will host a forum to discuss key national security challenges.

Academics

UT Austin’s McCombs School Launches New One-Year Master’s Program

The McCombs School of Business is launching a Master of Science in Information Technology and Management (MSITM) program in the summer of next year. The inaugural Texas MSITM class will begin in July 2018.

Thinking about life, a photo by flickr user Elvin via Creative commons

Health & Medicine

Older Adults More Likely to Disclose Suicidal Thoughts As They Age

A study by social work researchers shows that 23 percent of individuals aged 50 and older who died by suicide had disclosed their intent, most often to family member and less often to a healthcare professional.

Research

UT Austin and Texas A&M Scientists Seek to Turn Plant Pests into Plant Doctors

Sap-sucking pests could deliver gene therapy to plants under attack from diseases, droughts or floods

Student Experience

University of Texas at Austin Alum Michael W. Young Awarded Nobel Prize

Michael W. Young, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, received his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from UT Austin.

Student Experience

Resilience, More Than “Texas Tough”

The Hogg Foundation supports Texas mental health after Hurricane Harvey.

Research

DOD Awards $1.1 Billion Contract to UT Austin’s Applied Research Laboratories

The U.S. Navy awarded Applied Research Laboratories at UT Austin (ARL:UT) the largest research contract in university history to conduct research and development to improve U.S national security.

Student Experience

New Era Begins with Opening of 430,000-Square-Foot Engineering Education Building at UT Austin

The new 430,000-square-foot Engineering Education and Research Center has officially opened today at UT Austin.

Research

NSF Backs Research into Role of Social Media “Calls” for Help during Hurricane Harvey

Researchers from the Moody College of Communication at UT Austin have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the role of social media in aiding Hurricane Harvey victims.