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Austin Technology Incubator Recognizes Manoj Saxena and Michael Webber for Contributions to Tech Community
The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), part of the IC² Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, has recognized a veteran entrepreneur and a renowned faculty member with a pair of awards that honor their accomplishments and contributions the technology community.
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UT Austin Engineers Build First Nonreciprocal Acoustic Circulator: A One-Way Sound Device
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering has built the first-ever circulator for sound.
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New Assessment Could Reduce Learning Disorder Misdiagnoses Among Bilingual Children
As a San Francisco-based speech-language consultant in the mid-1980s, Elizabeth Peña noticed a discouraging trend. At one elementary school, speech-language pathologists had diagnosed every English-Spanish bilingual kindergartner with a language learning disability.
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UT Faculty Experts on State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama will deliver his 2014 State of the Union address Tuesday night, during which he is likely to discuss income inequality, immigration, health care policy, foreign policy and global affairs, among other issues. Experts from The University of Texas at Austin are poised to share their insights on a variety topics related to…
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The University of Texas at Austin is Open for Normal Operations
The University of Texas at Austin is open for normal operations. All state, county and city offices are open, including The University of Texas at Austin.
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Mulva Family Donates $60 Million to Business and Engineering Schools
The Mulva Family Foundation has made a $60 million multiyear pledge to The University of Texas at Austin to support the McCombs School of Business and the Cockrell School of Engineering.
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Bats Use Water Ripples to Hunt Frogs
[caption id="attachment_44264" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Ripples continue for several seconds after a male tungara frog has stopped calling. Credit: Ryan Taylor/Salisbury University"] [/caption] AUSTIN, Texas As the male túngara frog serenades female frogs from a pond, he creates watery ripples that make him easier to target by rivals and predators such as bats, according to researchers…
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Philanthropists Joe and Teresa Long Honored for Contributions to Higher Education
Two of Texas’ most dedicated proponents of higher education, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long, were awarded the prestigious Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal during a luncheon and award ceremony today at the Headliners Club in Austin.
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Operation Diplomacy
With the military carrying out much of U.S. foreign policy, LBJ School Dean Robert Hutchings and Professor Jeremi Suri look at the vanishing role of the American diplomat.
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Inaugural Dean Named at UT Austin’s Dell Medical School
Dr. S. Claiborne “Clay” Johnston has been named inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Poet Billy Collins’ Archive Acquired by Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of American poet Billy Collins. The materials span Collins’ personal and professional life from the 1950s to the present and documents in detail his creative development.
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UT Austin Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered yeast cells and ordinary table sugar. This yeast produces oils and fats, known as lipids, that can be used in place of petroleum-derived products.
