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A Work in Progress: Staley’s Next Chapter
After 25 years as director, Tom Staley leaves an indelible mark on the Harry Ransom Center. Watch a slideshow containing key acquisitions and read about his legacy.
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UT Austin Faculty Members Honored by Board of Regents for Excellence in Teaching
AUSTIN, Texas The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has chosen 26 faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin to receive 2013 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards, its highest teaching honor.
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A Social Network for Genes?
In the same way Facebook recommends friends and Spotify suggests music, UT researchers are using links between genes to determine which ones cause disease. Learn more.
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Navigate UT Austin Events and Activities Using Hornslink
Students can now do more, know more and get involved on campus like never before thanks to HornsLink, a new online tool from the Division of Student Affairs.
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UT Austin to Welcome New Students at 20th Anniversary of Mooov-In
At the annual Mooov-In event, The University of Texas at Austin will welcome approximately 7,500 students from all 50 states, more than 35 countries and every continent (except Antarctica).
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Online Learning Must be Faculty-Driven, Innovative, UT Austin President Says
University of Texas at Austin president Bill Powers has developed five guiding principles for using online technology in higher education that can help students learn more effectively and serve as a national model as universities navigate a rapidly changing landscape.
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Farish Fund Supports Collaboration to Study Plaques That Cause Most Heart Attacks
The William Stamps Farish Fund in Houston has donated $400,000 to a collaboration between the the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) at The University of Texas at Austin and the
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UT Austin Launches Texas Consortium to Improve Outcomes for Male Minority Students
The Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color, a new statewide network of school districts, community colleges and public universities, officially launched this summer.
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Engineers Improve Recycling System in Hydraulic Fracturing to Save Water and Energy
Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed high-efficiency, durable filters to improve mobile water recycling systems used in hydraulic fracturing, the oil and gas drilling process known as fracking.
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When Will My Computer Understand Me?
Humans get the difference between “charging” a battery and “charging” a client, but computers may not. Linguist Katrin Erk has a new way for computers to learn. [Video]
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The Shakespeare Code: English Professor Confirms the Bard’s Hand in ‘The Spanish Tragedy’
For centuries, scholars have been searching for answers to a literary mystery: Who wrote the five additional passages in Thomas Kyd’s “The Spanish Tragedy”?
