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Tower Shines May 6 for Women’s Club Volleyball, Quidditch National Titles
The UT Tower will shine with a burnt orange glow May 6 in honor of both the Women’s Club Volleyball and Quidditch teams, which each won a national title this past month.
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Discuss Safe Sex With Teens Openly and Honestly, Travis County Survey Says
New research by UT Austin’s Child & Family Research Institute in collaboration with the Healthy Youth Partnership identifies the main barriers to safe sex practices among teens in Travis County.
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PrivacyCheck Offers Free Tool to Analyze Privacy Policies
The Center for Identity, a research organization at UT Austin, has released PrivacyCheck, a free browser extension that scans privacy policies online and shows the risk of sharing personal data with any given company. Currently available for Chrome users, PrivacyCheck gives users a simple, fast way to make informed decisions about privacy.
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New Centimeter-Accurate GPS System Could Transform Virtual Reality and Mobile Devices
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a centimeter-accurate GPS positioning system that could revolutionize geolocation on virtual reality headsets, cellphones and other technologies.
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“Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West” Exhibition Explores Life and Work of Artist
The Harry Ransom Center’s exhibition “Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West” explores the life and work of artist, educator, inventor and naturalist Charles Franklin Reaugh (1860–1945).
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University of Texas Honors Individuals Lost in Past Year
UT Remembers will honor more than 170 members of The University of Texas at Austin community — students and current and retired faculty members and staffers — who passed away during the previous year.
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Tower Shines May 4 for Men’s Golf Big 12 Title
For the third year in a row, the Texas Men’s Golf team claimed the Big 12 Championship title. The Tower will shine entirely orange Monday, May 4 to honor the team.
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Three Faculty Members Named to Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT Austin
Three faculty members at UT Austin have been named to the university’s respected Academy of Distinguished Teachers for 2015, said Gregory L. Fenves, executive vice president and provost.
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ExxonMobil Foundation Donates Record Matching Gift Amount to UT Austin
The ExxonMobil Foundation has donated nearly $1.5 million to UT Austin to help boost business, engineering and geosciences programs and support the foundation’s mission to encourage women and minorities to pursue careers as scientists and engineers.
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UT Game Changers: Russell Poldrack, Risk Taking – The good, the bad, and the brain
Risk taking is essential to success, but it can also lead to disastrous consequences.
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“ID360: The Global Forum on Identity” Explores Economic Impacts of Identity Theft and Fraud
The Center for Identity at UT Austin will host ID360: The Global Forum on Identity 2015. This year’s forum will explore “The Identity Economy,” focusing on economic matters related to identity, cybersecurity and personal information.
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National Psychiatric Leader Will Run Joint Huston Tillotson University and University of Texas at Austin Program
A nationally recognized leader in psychiatric care and research will steer the landmark partnership between Huston-Tillotson University and the Dell Medical School, bringing new health resources — especially mental health resources — to historically underserved residents of East Austin and other parts of Travis County.
