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Half of Texans Prefer Faith Over Science, According to UT/Texas Tribune Poll
About half of Texas voters believe faith is a better guide than scientific evidence on most important questions, according to a recent University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll. According to the poll, which surveyed Texans on a wide range of attitudes related to science and public policy, a similar proportion of voters said that…
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Benson Collection to Archive StoryCorps Latino Oral History Interviews
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is partnering with oral history nonprofit organization StoryCorps to archive its immense collection of audio interviews with Latino subjects. The Benson Collection part of the University of Texas Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin will serve as the research repository for more than 2,000 audio recordings…
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Doctoral Program in Statistics to Advance Research in Health Care and Technology
The University of Texas at Austin’s newest Ph.D. program in statistics was unanimously approved recently by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The program, managed by the College of Natural Sciences’ Division of Statistics + Scientific Computation, will provide doctoral students with rigorous training in advanced statistical methods and first-hand experience applying and developing such…
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Wildflower Center Awards $638,000 to Protect Endangered Species
Eight organizations supporting the conservation of federally endangered species have been awarded grants totaling $637,858 distributed by The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The one-year Endangered Species Conservation Grants are to conduct conservation research or set aside habitat to assist the recovery of Texas’ black-capped vireo, golden-cheeked warbler, Navasota ladies’…
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American Geosciences Institute Names Sharon Mosher as President
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has announced Sharon Mosher, dean of The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, as its 2013 president. Mosher will be inducted at the Friends of AGI Reception held during the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 5.
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Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk Gets $1.5 Million to Create Algebra Readiness Curriculum
The Institute of Education Sciences has awarded University of Texas at Austin professor Diane Pedrotty Bryant a $1.5 million grant to develop mathematics modules designed to improve low-performing students’ algebra readiness.
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The University of Texas at Austin to Partner with National Student Clearinghouse on Electronic Student Records Initiative
The University of Texas at Austin will partner with the nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse to provide expanded and secure electronic student record exchange services for academic institutions and employers nationwide.
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New Black Studies Doctoral Program a First for Texas, Region
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved a new doctoral program in Black Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, marking a first for the university, the state of Texas, and the American South and Southwest. The Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) in the College of Liberal Arts will administer the…
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Cruz, Romney Hold Strong Leads in Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll
In the 2012 general election for U.S. senator from Texas, Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Paul Sadler by 15 percentage points, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Skeletons in the Closet: Flesh Eating Beetles Pick the Bones Clean
You may see a few skeletons walking about once a year on Halloween night, but a colony of voracious flesh eating beetles at the University of Texas at Austin are busy every night turning roadkill into one of the spookiest collections on campus.
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New Study Shows Effects of Prehistoric Nocturnal Life on Mammalian Vision
Since the age of dinosaurs, most species of day-active mammals have retained the imprint of nocturnal life in their eye structures. Humans and other anthropoid primates, such as monkeys and apes, are the only groups that deviate from this pattern, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin and Midwestern University.
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Turning Good Ideas Into Reality: What is Social Innovation?
Through the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, Suzi Sosa is helping students develop the entrepreneurial skills to realize their problem-solving ideas.
