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Tower Shines for Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Congratulations to the Men’s Track and Field team, which won the 2013 Big 12 Indoor Championship on Feb. 24 in Ames, Iowa. The Tower will be lit March 21.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Fund National Expansion of UTeach
The National Math and Science Initiative announced that a $22.5 million, five-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), one of America’s premier medical research organizations, will support the expansion of The University of Texas at Austin’s highly successful UTeach program to 10 research universities.
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Tower Shines for Real Estate Challenge Win
Congratulations to a team of Texas MBA students who won the UNC Real Estate Development Challenge on Feb. 15 in Chapel Hill. The Tower will be lit March 19 with a No. 1.
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Service Learning: Class Projects that Make a Difference
From a poster campaign to a social media strategy, service-learning projects enable students to build skills and give community partners needed help. Learn more.
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Early Childhood Education Briefing: Economic ROI for Austin
Following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, high-quality universal preschool education for all young children is the focus of renewed attention. The United Way for Greater Austin invites the Austin media to join early childhood education advocates on Tuesday, March 19, and learn more about how universal preschool will impact Austin’s families and…
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Dedman Distinguished Scholars Endowment Increases to $20 Million to Support UT Liberal Arts Scholarships
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin now has a unique recruiting advantage full scholarships covering tuition, books, room and board, study abroad and internship opportunities.
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Paying for B-School With a Startup Pitch
Two entrepreneurs recently won the first Texas Venture Labs Scholar Awards: scholarships to the Texas MBA program and help for their startups. Learn more.
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Headliners: In Defense of Telecommuting
Sociologist Jennifer Glass opines about telecommuting in the New York Times, Robert Chesney weighs in about drones, and more UT faculty share their expertise with the media. Read more.
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Tower Shines for Big 12 Champs
Texas men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams won their latest Big 12 championships on March 2. Check out the video for highlights from the meet.
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Experts on the Pope Selection from The University of Texas
The Catholic Church has elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to become the first Latin American Pope, Pope Francis. If you are looking for an expert or sources to provide context in your coverage of this new development, The University of Texas at Austin has the number one graduate program in Latin American History in…
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Mental Health Effects of Mexican Parents’ Deportation on Their U.S.-born Children to be Studied by UT Austin Dean
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, the UC Davis Health System and the National Institute of Psychiatry in Mexico are studying the impact of the deportation of undocumented Mexican migrants on their U.S.-born children.
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UT Austin Graduate Programs Receive Top Rankings from U.S. News
The University of Texas at Austin has the top ranked accounting and Latin American history programs in the nation and more than 50 other science, humanities and professional programs ranked in the top 25 nationally, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest edition of “Best Graduate Schools,” released this morning.
