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MEDIA ADVISORY: Dell Medical School to Host Launch Ceremony
EVENT: Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, invites the community to the Dell Medical School launch to be held at the school’s future site.
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Tillerson Family Commits $5 Million to Cockrell School of Engineering, Bolsters Engineering Education and Research Center
Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, and his wife, Renda, have made a personal pledge of $5 million to support the Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC), a 430,000-square-foot facility.
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Research: Where Knowledge is Created
Undergraduates’ projects are the focus Research Week (April 14-18). We’ve highlighted some health-related research, just one of many areas of study Longhorns are diving into. Learn more.
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Mary Ellen Poole Appointed Director of the Butler School of Music
Mary Ellen Poole, dean of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, has been appointed director of the Butler School of Music and holder of the Florence Thelma Hall Centennial Chair in Music at The University of Texas at Austin, effective Sept. 1.
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UT Austin Architecture Professor Awarded Rome Prize
Vincent L. Snyder, associate professor in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin, was chosen to receive the 2014-2015 Rome Prize, one of the most highly regarded awards in the arts and humanities.
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How Do You Reinvent Health Care?
Start by re-imagining medical education, says Dell Med School Dean Clay Johnston. “We have an opportunity to redesign what health care can be.” Read more.
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Photo Gallery: Civil Rights Summit
Go up-close and behind-the-scenes at the historic Civil Rights Summit, held on campus at the LBJ Library April 8-10.
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Students’ Successes Recognized at Honors Day
Congratulations to members of the class of 2014 being recognized Saturday, April 12, at Honors Day. The Tower will shine orange as part of the celebration. Hook ’em!
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Looking Back at the Civil Rights Summit
Browse images, quotes and observations from the summit, including student reactions to this historic gathering.
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UT’s Center for Identity to Establish Public Resource Center on Identity Theft and Fraud
The Center for Identity, a research organization at The University of Texas at Austin, will establish a resource center for the public on identity theft, fraud, and privacy.
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Researchers Discover Possible New Target to Attack Flu Virus
[caption id="attachment_45357" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This region of the NS1 viral protein binds the host protein DDX21, making it a potential target for new antivirals against the flu virus"][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that a protein produced by the influenza A virus helps it outwit one of our…
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Opinion: Congress Should End Immigrant Detention Quotas
The burgeoning business of immigrant detention is an overlooked and critical civil rights issue that demands our attention, says clinical law professor Barbara Hines. Read more.
