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Mental Rest and Reflection Boost Learning, Study Suggests
A new study, which may have implications for approaches to education, finds that brain mechanisms engaged when people allow their minds to rest and reflect on things they’ve learned before may boost later learning.
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Parkinson Gene Link May Aid Battle Against Disease
A research lab at The University of Texas at Austin has identified the function of a gene believed to play a critical role in parkinsonian disorders.
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New Hurricane STORM Code to Provide Hourly Evacuation Updates
[caption id="attachment_48655" align="alignright" width="370" caption="2008 Hurricane Gustav surge map created by ICES."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas The University of Texas at Austin Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) has received a $3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to further advance the storm surge predictive simulations that have helped Texas emergency managers develop some of the…
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Ebola Update from UT Austin
The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers sent this statement to the campus community today.
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Longhorn Band Alumni Return for Annual Performance
The University of Texas Longhorn Alumni Band boasts more than 3,000 members in seven countries. Every year, more than 500 of those alumni return to Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to perform again with the eyes of Texas are upon them.
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Media Advisory: Mexico Presents Round One Oil & Gas Areas Available to Private Companies in 2015
Mexico’s round one executive and technical sessions on areas and fields that will be tendered in 2015 for private companies to participate in hydrocarbon exploration and extraction projects, hosted by The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences and the Greater Houston Partnership.
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Book on Jefferson, Islam Among Hamilton Award Winners at UT Austin
University of Texas at Austin History Professor Denise A. Spellberg has been named the $10,000 grand prize winner of the 2014 University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards for her work “Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders.”
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New Gift Raises Mithoff Family Support of Pro Bono Program to $2 Million
[caption id="attachment_48507" align="alignright" width="368" caption="Richard and Virginia "Ginni" Mithoff."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas A recent $1 million gift to The University of Texas School of Law from Richard and Virginia “Ginni” Mithoff of Houston will support the school’s Pro Bono Program. The gift brings the Mithoffs’ total contributions to the program to $2 million.
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Tower Glows for 2014 Distinguished Alumni
The Texas Exes’ annual Distinguished Alumnus Awards, to be held Oct. 17, are the highest honor conveyed by the alumni association. Learn more about this year’s winners.
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Tower Shines for Journalism School’s 100th Anniversary
Since its founding in 1914, the School of Journalism has trained more than 12,000 journalists in top-ranked undergraduate and graduate programs. Learn more about the centennial celebration.
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As Ebola Kills Some, It May Be Quietly Immunizing Others
AUSTIN, Texas As Ebola continues to spread in West Africa, it may be silently immunizing large numbers of people who never fall ill or infect others, yet become protected from future infection. If such immunity is confirmed, it would have significant ramifications on projections of how widespread the disease will be and could help determine…
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How to March: Secrets of the Longhorn Band
[Video] Have you ever wondered how to play an instrument and be part of a football-field-sized TEXAS at the same time? Learn how the Longhorn Band makes its famous formations.
