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Want to Buy American? Look Beyond the Label
Nothing says red, white and blue like where you spend your green. But before you set out on a patriotic shopping spree, beware: “Made in USA” labels don’t tell the whole story.
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Does Mainstream America Connect with Science? Let’s Close the Gap
Event: “Unscientific America” with Sheril Kirshenbaum, director of The Energy Poll at The University of Texas at Austin. When: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 2. This event is free and open to the public.
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Adventures in Alien Rescue
Do you have what it takes to save the aliens? A College of Education class developed an online problem-based 3D immersive learning environment for sixth grade science. Read more.
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Realism to Raphael: Summer Exhibitions at the Blanton Museum Now on View
This summer, the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin presents two exhibitions to delight and inspire visitors interested in everything from High Renaissance to contemporary art.
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Chemists Work to Desalt the Ocean for Drinking Water, One Nanoliter at a Time
[caption id="attachment_40911" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A prototype "water chip" developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin in collaboration with a startup company."][/caption] By creating a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Marburg in Germany have introduced a new method…
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Chevron Corp. Invests $800,000 in The University of Texas at Austin
Chevron Corp. has made a donation of $800,000 to The University of Texas at Austin. The gift represents the company’s investment in the university for the coming academic year. Among the things the gift will support are undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships, student organizations and activities, and laboratory renovations.
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Registration Opens for Photography Symposium “Magnum Photos into the Digital Age”
[caption id="attachment_40858" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Image credit: Jonas Bendiksen, "Russia. Altai Territory. Villagers collecting scrap from a crashed spacecraft, surrounded by thousands of white butterflies. Environmentalists fear for the region's future due to the toxic rocket fuel," 2000. © Jonas Bendiksen/Magnum Photos."][/caption] The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of…
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UT Austin to Help Train High School History Teachers From Across U.S.
Event: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, one of the leading educational foundations in the country, has selected The University of Texas at Austin as a distinguished institution for training the next generation of history teachers. Twenty-five primary and secondary education teachers from schools throughout the country (including three in Texas) will participate in…
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President Encouraged by the Supreme Court’s Ruling
President Bill Powers responds to Supreme Court decision on UT Admissions policy. Read the full statement here.
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University of Texas at Austin President Responds to Supreme Court Ruling
Following is a statement from University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers regarding today’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The ruling relates to the use of ethnicity as one factor in determining college admissions.
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Ready, Set, Solar!
The UT Solar Vehicles Team persevered against sweltering three-digit temperatures and last-minute equipment failures to place sixth at the Formula Sun Grand Prix.
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Architecture School Ranks Second in the Nation in Student Satisfaction
According to a survey done by DesignIntelligence, The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture ranks second in the nation for student satisfaction.
