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Developing New Vaccines for Emerging Diseases is Focus of $6.5 Million Contract
Accelerating the evaluation and development of new vaccines for emerging health threats is the goal of University of Texas at Austin researchers who recently received $6.5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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Books Under the Microscope
Researchers use today’s imaging technology to take a very close-up look at the 350-year-old book that showed microscopy to the world.
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Hamilton Book Awards Winners at UT Austin Announced
Psychology Department Chair James Pennebaker this week was named the Grand Prize winner of the University Co-op Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards for his work, “The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us.” The Hamilton Award is one of the highest honors of literary achievement given to published authors at The University…
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Orionid Meteor Shower to Peak Oct. 20-21
As it does each year, early fall brings crisper air, turning leaves and the Orionid meteor shower. This year’s best viewing will be in the several hours around midnight Oct. 20 and before dawn on Oct. 21.
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Hack Texas Hackathon, a 24-Hour Coding Marathon, Held Oct. 19-20 at The University of Texas at Austin
Hack Texas Hackathon, the first-ever 24-hour coding marathon hosted by the Technology Entrepreneurship Society at the Cockrell School of Engineering, will be held in the Student Activities Center (SAC) Ballroom.
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School of Information Receives $1 Million to Increase Women’s Involvement in Information Technology
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin a $1 million grant to ensure that women’s perspectives and skills are fully represented in the world of information technology, particularly in terms of innovation and development.
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Top National Community College Leadership Program Names New Director
Barbara Mink, a clinical professor in The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education, has been named director of the nationally top-rated Community College Leadership Program (CCLP). The CCLP is a concentration in the Department of Educational Administration’s Higher Education Leadership graduate program. It has prepared and graduated more community college leaders than any…
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Does True Love Wait? Age of First Sexual Experience Predicts Romantic Outcomes in Adulthood
Individuals who have their first sexual experience later than average may have more satisfying romantic relationships in adulthood, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study by Paige Harden, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Population Research Center, suggests that those who had a later first…
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Terry Scholars Gather to Celebrate, Honor Founders
Since 1987, more than 1200 students have benefitted from scholarships from the Terry Foundation, which encourages students to support and mentor each other.
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New York Times Columnist David Carr to Discuss the State of the News Industry
New York Times columnist and reporter David Carr will present “Hitting the Reset Button” the 2012 Mary Alice Davis Distinguished Lecture in Journalism from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Room 2.106 of the Belo Center for New Media, 300 W. Dean Keeton St. Carr will discuss how mainstream legacy organizations, such…
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Longer Formula Feeding and Later Introduction of Solids May Increase Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Children
A research team in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin has found that infant feeding patterns may increase the risk of a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory selects UT Austin as Research and Education Partner
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has selected The University of Texas at Austin for its Strategic University Research Partnership program a federally funded program focused on advancing space exploration. The partnership will enable the university and JPL researchers to propose collaborative research and educational projects in strategic focus areas such as robotics, nanosatellites and high-precision…
