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Grasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion Sting
The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which voraciously kill and consume their prey with ease. When stung, the mice briefly lick their paws and move in again for the kill.
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Langlois Appointed Permanent Dean of Graduate Studies
Vice Provost Judith Langlois has been appointed permanent dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Langlois, who will retain her post as vice provost, has been serving as interim dean of the school since Victoria Rodríguez stepped down in January 2012.
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Astronomers Discover Farthest Known Galaxy
Steven Finkelstein led a team of researchers who confirmed that Galaxy z8_GND_5296 is the farthest and earliest galaxy ever discovered. Learn more about this landmark finding.
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Texas Astronomer Discovers Most Distant Known Galaxy
University of Texas at Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein has led a team that has discovered and measured the distance to the most distant galaxy ever found.
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University of Texas Awarded $1.7 Million USDOT University Transportation Grant
AUSTIN, Texas The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin $1.7 million in grants to advance cutting-edge research and educational programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation.
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Cockrell Professor Receives Packard Fellowship in Recognition of Being a Young Innovator
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has selected assistant professor Zheng Wang of the Cockrell School of Engineering as a 2013 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering.
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Powers to Chair Association of American Universities
“It’s a great honor and opportunity to lead the AAU at a time when higher education is confronting tremendous transformation,” Powers said. Learn more.
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UT President Powers Elected to Chair Association of American Universities
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has been elected as chair of the Association of American Universities, adding to his role as a national leader in addressing the key challenges facing higher education.
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Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
[caption id="attachment_42791" align="alignright" width="300" caption="During the 2005 and 2010 droughts, satellites detected decreased vegetation greennessor a lower Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI)over the southern Amazon rainforest (orange and red regions). NDVI is derived from MODIS instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Image courtesy of Ranga Myneni, Jian Bi and NASA."] [/caption] AUSTIN, Texas A new…
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$2.9 Million Grant Will Help Elementary Teachers Boost Students’ Math Understanding
AUSTIN, Texas A University of Texas at Austin education professor has received a $2.9 million grant to help elementary school math teachers use the latest research on how children think about math to improve student learning outcomes.
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In Search of Peace in the War on Breast Cancer
Biomedical engineering researchers say training cancer cells to behave normally may be a better approach than killing them. Learn more.
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Moody Foundation Invests $50 Million in UT Austin College of Communication
The Moody Foundation has announced a $50 million commitment to establish the Moody College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, resulting in the largest endowment for the study of communication of any public university in the nation.
