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Statement from President Gregory L. Fenves on Victims of Congressional Shooting
Statement from The University of Texas at Austin President Gregory L. Fenves on victims of congressional shooting.
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Spying on Fish Love Calls Could Help Protect Them from Overfishing
Marine scientists have discovered a way to use the incredibly loud, distinctive sounds fish make when they gather to spawn–not to catch them, but to protect them.
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Designated Texas State Botanic Garden and Arboretum
UT Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has received honorary designation from the Texas Legislature as the state botanic garden and arboretum.
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Improving Adolescents’ Social and Emotional Lives Must Go Beyond Teaching Them Skills
School programs designed to improve adolescents’ social and emotional lives should aim to create a respectful climate and allow adolescents more autonomy, according to psychology research.
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University of Texas at Austin Launches Free Digital Edition of “The Collections”
UT Austin has released a digital edition of The Collections, the first encyclopedic account of the university’s repository of more than 170 million cultural artifacts.
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Leonard N. Moore Named Interim VP for Diversity and Community Engagement at UT Austin
Professor of History Leonard N. Moore has been named interim vice president for diversity and community engagement at UT Austin.
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Starving Prostate Cancer With What You Eat for Dinner
New research from The University of Texas at Austin identifies several natural compounds found in food, including turmeric, apple peels and red grapes, as key ingredients that could thwart the growth of prostate cancer.
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Exhibit “Mexico Modern” Reveals Dynamic Network of Cultural Exchange Between Mexico and the U.S.
Chronicling two decades of cultural exchange between Mexico and the United States, the exhibit “Mexico Modern: Art, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange, 1920–1945” showcases examples of modern Mexican art and design.
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Texas 4000: An Epic Journey to Fight Cancer
This summer UT student leaders are on an epic journey to fight cancer. The Texas 4000 is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska – twice as long as the Tour De France.
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UT Austin, Environmental Defense Fund, Google and Aclima Unveil New Hyper-Local Air Pollution Map
Engineering researchers have developed the most detailed and extensive local map of air pollution ever produced, using Google Street View cars to measure air quality on a block-by-block basis.
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Outnumbered and on Others’ Turf, Misfits Sometimes Thrive
A long-held prediction in evolutionary theory, that misfits are losers, doesn’t always hold.
