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UT Austin Leads in Study Abroad and International Student Enrollment
The University of Texas at Austin ranks second in the nation for the number of students studying abroad and among the top 25 for international student enrollment, according to the newly released “Open Doors 2013” report published by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
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Artist Ed Ruscha’s Archive Acquired by Harry Ransom Center
[caption id="attachment_43185" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pages from one of Ed Ruscha's journals, undated."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of artist Edward Ruscha (b. 1937).
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Undergraduate Students Have New Opportunity to Explore Energy Careers at The University of Texas at Austin
An increased interest in energy careers has sparked the development of a specialized undergraduate energy path for students at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Ransom Center Launches Online Digital Image Collection
[caption id="attachment_43142" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This page in the scrapbook highlights an engraved notice for American magician S. S. Baldwin's performances in Peking, China, in 1879, pasted above a review for an appearance at the Academy of Music (city and date unknown)."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The…
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A Mission for Mr. Overton
The country’s oldest WW II veteran needed repairs on his East Austin home. Texas Army ROTC helped make it happen.
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New AD Patterson: “It’s Good to be Home”
Steve Patterson, who holds two degrees from UT Austin, was introduced at a press conference Thursday. Read more about the new men’s athletic director.
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New Study Decodes Brain’s Process for Decision Making
When faced with a choice, the brain retrieves specific traces of memories, rather than a generalized overview of past experiences, from its mental Rolodex, according to new brain-imaging research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Celebrating the Moody College of Communication
In honor of the historic $50 million endowment, the university is hosting a public reception and ceremony today, Thursday, Nov. 7, culminating in a Tower lighting.
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Photographer Alec Soth and Writer Brad Zellar Will Explore “Texas Triangle” for Latest Edition of The LBM Dispatch
[caption id="attachment_43152" align="alignleft" width="240" caption=""Dottie." Denver. © Alec Soth / Magnum Photos"][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, is partnering with photographer Alec Soth and writer Brad Zellar to bring their limited edition, “irregularly published” newspaper The LBM Dispatch to Texas.
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Popular ‘Door-in-the-Face’ Persuasion Strategy Can Sometimes Backfire, Study Shows
A manipulation strategy often used in marketing and fundraising known as “Door-in-the-Face” could backfire among less concrete thinkers, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Unique McCombs MBA Scholarship Offered to Entrepreneurs
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will provide two scholarships to entrepreneurs to develop startup ventures while pursuing their MBA degrees. The scholarships will be awarded to the winners of a shark-tank-style pitch competition at The University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 15, 2014.
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Media Advisory: President Powers to Introduce New Athletic Director
AUSTIN, Texas President Bill Powers will welcome Steve Patterson, recently named men’s athletic director, to The University of Texas at Austin community during a news conference on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m.
