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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.
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Hamilton Book Awards Winners at UT Austin Announced
[caption id=”attachment_42773″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Photo of Art History Professor Julia E. Guernsey, grand prize winner of the 2013 University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Award. From left to right, pictured with: Michael G. Hasler, chair, University Co-op Board of Directors; Gregory Fenves, executive vice president and provost, The University of Texas at Austin; and Douglas…
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Report Identifies High-Impact Educational Practices for Community Colleges
The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) has released a report that shares 12 high-impact educational practices that community colleges can employ to increase student engagement and success.
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Are Americans Losing Interest in Energy?
According to the latest University of Texas Energy Poll, Americans read about energy less often and worry less about saving it at home than two years ago. See more results. [Video]
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UT Energy Poll Shows Public Disconnect on Energy Issues
The latest energy poll conducted by The University of Texas at Austin shows Americans to be less engaged on energy issues than they were six months or a year ago.
