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Alcohol Advertising Has Little Effect on Overall Consumption, Study Finds
Despite alcohol advertising facing increasing regulatory pressure in the U.S. and abroad, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that advertising has little if any effect on overall alcohol consumption.
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City of Austin and UT Austin to Host 2015 Texas Relays Reception and News Conference
Reception and news conference for the 88th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Sponsors include The University of Texas at Austin’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Texas Men’s and Women’s Athletics, and the City of Austin.
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Engineers Develop New Yeast Strain to Enhance Biofuel and Biochemical Production
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have used a combination of metabolic engineering and directed evolution to develop a new, mutant yeast strain that could lead to a more efficient biofuel production process that would make biofuels more economically competitive with conventional fuels.
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Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin Give $1M Gift to LBJ School Washington Center
Luci Baines Johnson and her husband, Ian Turpin, have made a $1 million challenge gift to support the newly launched LBJ School Washington Center establishe
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University Selects Director for New Student Services
Following a national search, The University of Texas at Austin has named Celena Mondie-Milner director of New Student Services (NSS).
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Men’s Preference for Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary Roots
A psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin sheds new light on today’s standards of beauty, attributing modern men’s preferences for women with a curvy backside to prehistoric influences.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Athletes-Turned-Lawmakers to Discuss Sports’ Influence in Society
Five state lawmakers who are also former collegiate student-athletes will discuss the influence of sports in society at an event sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation.
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Tower Shines for Track and Field Big 12 Championships
The university’s Tower will shine March 18 to honor two Big 12 titles.
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HIV Not As Infectious Soon After Transmission As Thought
People who recently have been infected with HIV may not be as highly infectious as previously believed, a finding that could improve global efforts to prevent HIV transmission and save lives.
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New Cystic Fibrosis Research Takes Aim at Deadly Pathogen
A new method of testing the most common cause of life-threatening infection in people with cystic fibrosis could improve efforts to study and combat the illness.
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East Antarctica Melting Could be Explained by Oceanic Gateways
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) in the Jackson School of Geosciences have discovered two seafloor gateways that could allow warm ocean water to reach the base of Totten Glacier, East Antarctica’s largest and most rapidly thinning glacier. The discovery, reported in the March 16 edition of the journal Nature…
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Design Institute for Health Brings Creativity to Health Ecosystem
Two veterans of the pioneering IDEO design firm will lead the Design Institute for Health.
