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Noted Author Nicholson Baker to Open Symposia on the Fate of the Book
The Fate of the Book is the title of the Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies (TILTS) symposia for 2012-13, featuring an opening lecture by Nicholson Baker, noted author of “The Size of Thoughts” and “The Double Fold, Libraries” and “Assault on Paper.” Free and open to the public.
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President Powers to Deliver State of the University Address Sept. 27 at The University of Texas at Austin
Bill Powers, president of The University of Texas at Austin, will deliver his seventh State of the University Address, presenting a public assessment on the progress of the institution. It will include a report on ongoing and new initiatives of the university’s administration. The event is open to the public.
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Community Lost
School of Social Work and College of Liberal Arts researchers track the survivors of Hurricane Katrina evacuated to Austin in new book.
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Opening the Black Box on Education
The LBJ School’s Center for Health and Social Policy examines high-stakes accountability and the future of Texas education policy at Monday’s education policy forum.
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Young Texans Gather to Explore Causes and Solutions for Low Civic Engagement
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, KLRU-TV, Austin PBS and KUT News 90.5 are hosting an interactive dialogue among young Texans those who are engaged and those who aren’t about the causes of low civic participation in Central Texas and how to boost it.
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UT Game Changers: Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Courting the Ladies…Women in the 2012 Election
Victoria DeFrancesco Soto: Courting the Ladies…Women in the 2012 Election
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Fall Exhibitions at the Blanton Explore Basketball and Tibetan Buddhism
From basketball to Buddhism, the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin opened two distinct exhibitions this fall designed to intrigue fans of art, sports and history alike. See “The Rules of Basketball” and the “Into the Sacred City” exhibitions on view Sept. 16 through Jan. 13, 2013.
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The University of Texas at Austin Releases Preliminary Enrollment Data
Preliminary numbers released by The University of Texas at Austin indicate that the university has its largest-ever freshman class this fall, with 8,092 first-time students, an increase of 13.2 percent from last fall.
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CT Scan and 3-D Print Help Scientists Reconstruct an Ancient Mollusk
Using a combination of traditional and innovative model-building techniques, scientists in the U.S. and a specialist in Denmark have created a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, offering a vivid portrait of a creature that lived about 390 million years ago, and answering questions about its place in the tree of life, as described in…
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Systems Biologist Receives $2.5 Million Pioneer Award for Genome Research
Marcotte’s project focuses on what he sees as the next step in “next-generation” genome sequencing technology.
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Ancient Mollusk Returns to Life
Working with a UT scientist, a model maker in Copenhagen has recreated a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, offering a vivid portrait of a creature long extinct.
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Researchers to Develop Software to Improve Discovery of Low-Cost, Sustainable Energy Materials
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have received a $6.2 million grant over a five-year period to develop computer software to design and discover materials for low-cost energy applications. Potential uses include economical battery materials to capture solar energy and materials that convert water to hydrogen using sunlight.
