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UT College of Education to Lead Governor’s Literacy Initiative
UT Austin’s College of Education has been awarded $4 million to design and launch the state’s new literacy and reading-to-learn academies.
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Relationship Satisfaction Depends on the Mating Pool, Study Finds
Relationship satisfaction and the energy devoted to keeping a partner are dependent on how the partner compares with other potential mates, according to a study at The University of Texas at Austin.
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New Method of Producing Random Numbers Could Improve Cybersecurity
A new method for producing truly random numbers could be used to encrypt data, make electronic voting more secure and more accurately simulate complex systems such as Earth’s climate.
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UT Austin Chemical Engineering Raises $28 Million to Complete Historic Campaign
The John J. McKetta Jr. Department of Chemical Engineering successfully raised $28 million in a fundraising campaign to honor one of its beloved teachers and leaders.
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Mutation in Gene Leads to Variety of Poorly Understood Birth Defects
Researchers have identified genetic mutations that appear to be a key culprit behind a suite of birth defects called ciliopathies, which affect an estimated 1 in 1,000 births.
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Study Points to Challenges, Hopes of Helping Vulnerable Patients Avoid Stroke
A new study did not find that the drug ticagrelor was better than aspirin in reducing the risk of stroke, heart attack or death in certain patients.
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Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from the BP Oil Spill Decoded
Microbiologists have discovered the potential of bacteria that helped clean up the BP oil spill.
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Ransom Center Awards More Than 75 Fellowships
The Harry Ransom Center has awarded more than 75 fellowships to postdoctoral, dissertation and independent researchers.
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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to Speak on Campus
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will kick off a day-long discussion of the electricity system in Texas on Monday, May 9, with an address on the UT Austin campus.
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World’s Shallowest Slow-Motion Earthquakes Detected Off New Zealand’s Coast
Research published in the May 6 edition of Science indicates that slow-motion earthquakes can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating earthquakes.
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UT Austin and Texas Tech Expand High School Access to College-Level Courses
To improve college readiness and student success statewide, UT Austin is collaborating with Texas Tech University to expand the dual enrollment initiative TEXAS OnRamps.
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Evolutionary Biologist James Bull Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Evolutionary biologist James Bull of UT Austin has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
