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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.
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University of Texas at Austin Ecologist Licenses Resource-Saving Turfgrass to Bladerunner Farms to Develop Sod
A mixture of native grasses that requires less maintenance to produce a lush lawn than a traditional turfgrass used in the South has been developed by The University of Texas at Austin Wildflower Center and licensed to a sod producer.
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Blanton Museum Brings Renaissance Prints, Drawings and Artifacts from the National Gallery of Art to Austin
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin presents Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1474-1540, a selection of works from Augsburg, a wealthy German city and center of trade known for its innovative printmaking techniques and its important role in the spread of Renaissance ideas from Italy. The exhibition is…
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20 Inaugural Provost’s Teaching Fellows Named
Twenty leading faculty innovators have been appointed as inaugural Provost’s Teaching Fellows to pursue specific projects to improve teaching and learning at the university.
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Advisory Committee Named for Athletics Director Search
AUSTIN, Texas University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers has appointed an eight-member advisory committee that includes two current regents to assist in searching for and hiring a new men’s athletics director.
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Texans Show Strong Support for Water Infrastructure Funding, According to UT/Texas Tribune Poll
AUSTIN, Texas A majority of Texas voters believe it is important for the state to invest in water infrastructure and support a constitutional amendment allotting a portion of the state’s Rainy Day Fund to finance water projects, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Step Inside UT’s Newest Masterpiece
“The Color Inside” is a new naked-eye observatory from renowned “sculptor of light” James Turrell. The artist participates in a free QandA Friday, Oct. 18.
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TACC Receives NSF Grant to Deploy Innovative New Data Resource
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin and a group of partners have received a $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to design, build and deploy Wrangler, a groundbreaking data analysis and management system for the national open science community.
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Statement on Proposed Cost Savings at The University of Texas
By implementing a shared services model and by modernizing its administrative systems, The University of Texas at Austin expects to eliminate about 500 positions during the next five years out of a workforce of some 12,000 staff members. This will save between $30 million and $40 million a year in perpetuity. The vast majority of…
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The JFK Assassination, 50 Years Later
With the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination approaching, Americans remain captivated by the events of Nov. 22, 1963, and current events continue to provide newsworthy opportunities for coverage.
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Showcasing Scholarship
Nursing professor Kavita Radhakrishnan was one of nine faculty members to share their research with first-year students as part of the University Lecture Series. Learn more.
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Recruiting Firm Hired in Search for Athletics Director
AUSTIN, Texas The University of Texas at Austin plans to hire Korn/Ferry International, an executive recruiting firm, to assist in the search for a new men’s athletics director.
