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University of Texas at Austin Experts Offer Insights on Brazil
As the world’s attention focuses on the 2014 FIFA World Cup, The University of Texas at Austin offers the following faculty experts working in areas related to Brazil. All of these faculty members are affiliated with the university’s Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, one of the leading centers in the world for the…
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UT Austin Receives $12 Million to Help U.S. Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin a $12 million grant to fund carbon storage research aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Black Business Owners See Obstacles to Growth in Texas, Report Says
The number of black-owned businesses in Texas is growing, but the firms remain small in comparison to other Texas businesses, and their owners perceive significant barriers to growth and profitability, according to a new report from the Bureau of Business Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Get Lost in the Unexpected Beauty of Texas Surf Culture
View nostalgic, wind-swept images from “Surf Texas,” a new book from The University of Texas Press that reveals the essence of the surfers’ world from Galveston to South Padre.
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Media Advisory: Report Will Address State of Black-Owned Businesses in Texas
EVENT: State Sen. Royce West and University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers will join researchers from The University of Texas at Austin as they issue a report, prepared in collaboration with the Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce, on the state of black-owned businesses in Texas. The event is open to…
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Abbott Maintains Lead Over Davis in Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll
Attorney General Greg Abbott continues to hold an edge over gubernatorial challenger state Sen. Wendy Davis in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, with Republicans maintaining double-digit advantages in other major races.
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$1.5 Million Gift to Support Religious Studies Initiatives at UT Austin
AUSTIN, Texas A $1.5 million gift from the Foundation for Biblical Studies will support graduate students and faculty research in the study of Christian origins and related fields at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Researchers Find Major West Antarctic Glacier Melting from Geothermal Sources
Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it’s being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin (UTIG) report in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy…
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What It’s Like to Learn from a Pulitzer Finalist
Go inside the classroom with two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and history professor Jacqueline Jones to see a master storyteller at work.
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58 Books to Love This Summer (or Anytime)
See what books UT professors think new students should read, plus perfect summer titles published by the University of Texas Press.
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When Your Homework is a Feature-Length Film
RTF students in Steve Mim’s feature film workshop course received film and academic credit for serving as crew on “Arlo and Julie,” a quirky romantic comedy that has charmed critics.
