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Texas Engineers Develop Potential Treatment for Whooping Cough
Texas Engineers are making progress on a potential Whooping Cough treatment for vulnerable infants.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: NEA and NEH Mark 50th Anniversary with Conversation Between Respective Chairs at The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin will host a conversation with National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu and National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William D. Adams to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the NEA and NEH.
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Nuclear Waste Storage Sites in Rock Salt May be More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
Research from UT Austin shows that rock salt, used by Germany and the US as a subsurface container for radioactive waste, might not be as impermeable as thought or as capable of isolating nuclear waste from groundwater in the event that a capsule or storage vessel failed.
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The Perks of Giving Thanks: How Thanksgiving Can Help You Live a Happier Life
Giving thanks is more than just a holiday tradition — it improves your mental wellbeing, encourages you to give back and steers you on a healthy path.
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Student Organizations Create New Traditions for Local School
Volunteering during the holidays provides perspective for students and facilitates new traditions for community organizations.
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How Do You Understand Infinity? Ask a Supercomputer
What do gene sequencing, biofuel production, and the origins of the universe have in common? They’re all powered by the TACC.
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How to March: Secrets of the Longhorn Band
Have you ever wondered how to play an instrument and be part of a football-field-sized TEXAS at the same time? Longhorn Band members take on this challenge each week during football season. They’ve got to know not only the music in every halftime program but precisely where they need to march, turn and stand to form…
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Climate Can Grind Mountains Faster Than They Can Be Rebuilt
Researchers for the first time have discovered that erosion caused by glaciation during ice ages can, in the right circumstances, wear down mountains faster than plate tectonics can build them.
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Frida Kahlo’s “Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird” to be Displayed at Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center celebrates the homecoming of one of its most famous and frequently borrowed art works, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s “Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird” (1940).
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Fish Skin Provides Invisibility in Open Ocean
Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery about how some fish seem to disappear from predators in the ocean, a discovery that could lead to more effective methods of ocean camouflage.
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Inventor of the Year Revolutionized Manufacturing
Engineers Joseph Beaman and Jennifer Maynard were honored Nov. 18 as the 2015 Inventor of the Year and Emerging Inventor of the Year. From laser 3D printing to an antibody treatment for whooping cough, their industry-changing ideas were sparked by asking questions and chipping away at the solutions.
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New ‘Self-Healing’ Gel Makes Electronics More Flexible
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a first-of-its-kind self-healing gel that repairs and connects electronic circuits, creating opportunities to advance the development of flexible electronics, biosensors and batteries as energy storage devices.
