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2012 Retrospective: Looking Back on a Historic Year
2012 has been quite a year on the Forty Acres: two national championships, a new med school on the way and major research achievements, for starters. Read on for more.
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School of Information Receives $1.2 Million Estate Gift to Expand Offerings
The School of Information (iSchool) at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $1.2 million gift from the estate of longtime librarian Mary Boyvey. The gift represents half of the estate of Boyvey, who passed away May 12 at the age of 91. The generous gift is the largest single donation in the…
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Raising Minimum Wage Lifts Single Mothers Out of Poverty and Boosts U.S. Economy, Policy Report Shows
Raising the minimum wage to a living wage begins the cycle of lifting single mothers out of poverty, according to a policy report released by the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA) at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Maya Scholar Debunks World-Ending Myth
Dec. 21, 2012, was a meaningful date to the ancient Mayans, according to art historian David Stuart. But his research indicates it wasn’t the end of times.
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Campus Exhibits: A Visitor’s Guide
Bring your family and friends to campus this holiday season. From fine art and Tibetan monks to a design icon and the refurbished LBJ Library…it’s all waiting for you!
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Law Students to Assist Rio Grande Valley’s Undocumented High School and College Students
University of Texas at Austin law students and faculty members will spend part of their winter break as volunteers in the Rio Grande Valley Jan. 7-10, working on projects including free clinics for undocumented high school and college students who may qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Dramatic Overhaul of College Remedial Education Is Needed, Says Report from National Coalition
An immediate and dramatic transformation in remedial education is needed at the college level, says a report just issued by a national coalition of education researchers and advocates, including the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Citing groundbreaking research on both the causes of failure and proven successful practices, the…
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Michener Grad’s Debut Among Year’s Best
Kevin Powers’ novel about two soldiers in the Iraq War has garnered praise and prizes since its Sept. 11 release. “It’s really quite incredible,” he says.
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Building a Better Hard Drive
Professors Grant Willson and Chris Ellison worked with students to develop a new technique for creating hard drives to serve the growing “cloud” and users with massive movie collections.
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UT Senior Earns Marshall Scholarship and Will Pursue Two Degrees at Cambridge
Physics and mathematics major William Berdanier has been selected as a Marshall Scholar for 2013 and intends to earn two master’s degrees at Cambridge University through the scholarship. Berdanier is one of 34 scholars from across the nation awarded the scholarship.
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Developers of Manufacturing Technology Named Inventors of the Year at UT Austin
The University of Texas at Austin honored two researchers whose collaboration led to a company that aims to change how electronics are made. Professors C. Grant Willson and S.V. Sreenivasan received the Inventor of the Year award Thursday for developing a nanolithography process used for manufacturing computer chips, hard drives and other electronic components.
