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Thanks for Helping UT Austin Shine Bright
More than 88,000 alumni and friends supported UT Austin last year. On Thanks Day, we show our appreciation to everyone who helps the university shine bright. Take a look at what Longhorns are saying about how your generosity helps change the world.
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UT Austin and NASA Expand High School STEM Initiative, Launch New Online Program
NASA has selected the Cockrell School of Engineering at UT Austin for a five-year, $1.3 million grant that will support the national expansion of a STEM program that gives high school students and teachers the opportunity to use NASA resources and work directly with engineers at UT Austin’s Center for Space Research.
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Researchers Win $2 Million Grant to Develop Atomically Thin Semiconductors
A research team led by Xiaoqin Elaine Li has been awarded a grant of $2 million to research and develop thin, flexible semiconductors that might eventually lead to bendable computer screens and wearable electronics.
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My All American Campus — UT in 1969
The year 1969 brought a tumultuous decade in American history to a close, capturing a place in our collective memory and, for those of us who weren’t there, in our imaginations. But for Longhorns, 1969 saw the “Game of the Century” and the making of a football legend.
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Texas Advance to Award $20 Million in Scholarships
Nearly 1,000 Texas high school students will receive scholarships worth $20,000 over four years through Texas Advance, a year-old UT Austin initiative aimed at supporting economically disadvantaged students across the state who are at the top of their class.
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Book on Medieval Syrian Shrines Takes Grand Prize at UT Austin Hamilton Book Awards
Stephennie Mulder at UT Austin has been named the $10,000 grand prize winner of the 2015 University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards for her work “The Shrines of the ‘Alids in Medieval Syria: Sunnis, Shi’is, and the Architecture of Coexistence.”
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Upgraded Hobby-Eberly Telescope Sees First Light at McDonald Observatory
After several years and a massive team effort, one of the world’s largest telescopes, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory, has opened its giant eye again, achieving “first light” as the world’s third-largest optical telescope.
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Chemistry in Mold Reveals Important Clue for Pharmaceuticals
In a discovery that holds promise for future drug development, scientists have detected for the first time how nature performs an impressive trick to produce key chemicals similar to those in drugs that fight malaria, bacterial infections and cancer.
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UT Professor to Address United Nations on Crimes Against Journalists
UT Austin Professor Rosental Alves will address the United Nations General Assembly as part of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Researchers Build Nanoscale Autonomous Walking Machine from DNA
Researchers at UT Austin have developed a nanoscale machine made of DNA that can randomly walk in any direction across bumpy surfaces and could potentially be used for cancer detection.
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Gabriel García Márquez: His Life and Legacy
To mark the opening of the Gabriel García Márquez archive at UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center, international scholars, journalists, filmmakers and former colleagues of García Márquez gathered Oct. 28-30 on campus to discuss his global influence. Look back at highlights from the symposium.
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UT Austin Startup Incubator is Among National Elite
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) at UT Austin has been named one of the top eight startup incubators in the nation by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a leading international entrepreneurship organization.
