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Study Links Heartbeat to Female Libido
Sexual dysfunction in women can be linked to low resting heart rate variability, a finding that could help clinicians treat the condition, according to a study by psychologists from UT Austin.
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2015 Summer Blockbusters: Meet the Science Truth Detector
With summer movie season in full swing, cinema-goers nationwide are leaving theaters with a big question in mind: “Could that really happen?” Our crack team of scientists rates the far-fetched notions in these films. Check out the Science Truth Detector.
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Upcoding Inflates Medicare Costs in Excess of $2 Billion Annually
Medicare, which is already the costliest public health insurance program in the world, is costing taxpayers an excess of $2 billion annually because of a practice called “upcoding” in private Medicare Advantage plans, according to research by an economist at UT Austin.
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Federal Grant to Help UT Austin Researcher Study Student Word-Problem Solving
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a four-year, $3 million grant to a College of Education faculty member at UT Austin to study ways to help students better solve word-problems in math.
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Researchers Discover First Sensor of Earth’s Magnetic Field in an Animal
Researchers have identified the first sensor of the Earth’s magnetic field in an animal, finding in the brain of a tiny worm a big clue to a long-held mystery about how animals’ internal compasses work.
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UT Austin Will Reopen at 7 a.m.
The university will officially reopen at 7 a.m. today, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, and resume normal operations.
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UT Austin Continues to Monitor Weather
The university continues to monitor the weather with our regional partners.
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UT Austin to Close at 5 p.m. Due to Tropical Storm Bill
Due to deteriorating weather conditions, UT Austin will close at 5 p.m. on June 16.
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Meeting Global Air Quality Guidelines Could Prevent 2.1 Million Deaths Per Year
Cockrell School of Engineering professor Joshua S. Apte and a team of environmental engineering and public health researchers developed a global model of how changes in outdoor air pollution could lead to changes in the rates of health problems such as heart attack, stroke and lung cancer.
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UT Game Changers: Karl Gebhardt, Black Holes and Dark Energy
Astrophysics professor Karl Gebhardt addresses some big issues in his work. Big, as in galactic.
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UT Austin President Commissions Academic Program Review of Athletics
Gregory L. Fenves, president of UT Austin, is commissioning a complete and independent review of the Texas Athletics Student Services division, which provides all student-athletes with academic guidance and resources.
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New Honeycomb-Inspired Design Delivers Superior Protection from Impact
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a groundbreaking new energy-absorbing structure to better withstand blunt and ballistic impact.
