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New Book Gives Intimate Look at “The Coach,” Darrell K. Royal
A new book from The University of Texas Press, DKR: The Royal Scrapbook, uses an extraordinary collection of never-before-published photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, football ephemera and recollections to reveal the private man behind Longhorn football legend Darrell K. Royal.
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NASA, Texas Astronomers Find First Multi-Planet System Around a Binary Star
NASA’s Kepler mission has found the first multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star, characterized in large part by University of Texas at Austin astronomers using two telescopes at the university’s McDonald Observatory in West Texas. The finding, which proves that whole planetary systems can form in a disk around a binary star, is published…
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Belo Center for New Media Opens for Classes Aug. 29
Located at the northeast corner of Dean Keeton and Guadalupe streets, the $54.8 million Belo Center provides interactive classrooms and meeting space for more than 4,200 students in the college and houses the adjacent KUT Public Media Studios. The Belo Center includes lecture halls, auditoriums, student offices and meeting rooms, as well as spaces for…
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Astronomers Test Einstein in a New Regime Using Pair of Burnt-Out Stars
A team of astronomers led by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin has confirmed the emission of gravitational waves from the second-strongest known source in our galaxy by studying the shrinking orbital period of a unique pair of burnt-out stars. Their observations tested Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity in a new regime.
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Hogg Foundation Awards Grant to Establish El Paso Psychology Internship Consortium
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has selected The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to receive $550,000 over five years to create the El Paso Psychology Internship Consortium. The consortium internship positions will allow doctoral psychology students to perform one year of supervised training, a requirement…
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KUT Public Radio Adds Second Station to Showcase Austin Music Experience
In a move to expand its public service, audience and community engagement, KUT 90.5 FM has entered into an agreement to purchase radio station KXBT 98.9 FM. The new station, KUTX 98.9 FM, will operate as a noncommercial public radio station broadcasting full-time music programming for audiences seeking the Austin music experience. KUT 90.5 FM…
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Engineering Professors Honored as Two of the World’s Top Young Innovators
Zheng Wang and Nanshu Lu, assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering, have each been named to MIT Technology Review’s list of the world’s top 35 innovators under the age of 35 (TR35) for their health-related discoveries.
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“Gone To Texas” Ceremony on Aug. 28 Welcomes New Students to The University of Texas at Austin
New students entering the fall semester at The University of Texas at Austin will be guests of honor during the traditional Gone To Texas welcoming ceremony at 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 28. The event will feature greetings from President Bill Powers and an event finale by the Texas Longhorn Band.
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UT System Board of Regents Honors Faculty Members for Outstanding Teaching
Twenty-seven faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin will receive the 2012 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, the UT System Board of Regents’ highest teaching honor, which recognizes extraordinary educators from system institutions.
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Common Antifungal Drug Decreases Tumor Growth and Shows Promise as Cancer Therapy
An inexpensive antifungal drug, thiabendazole, slows tumor growth and shows promise as a chemotherapy for cancer. Scientists in the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin made this discovery by exploiting the evolutionary relatedness of yeast, frogs, mice and humans.
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University of Texas at Austin Ranked No. 35 Among World Universities
The University of Texas of Austin is No. 35 in the world, according to the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) compiled by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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Mooov-In at The University of Texas at Austin Welcomes Students to Campus Residence Halls
University officials will welcome incoming students and their parents at the annual Mooov-In event while hundreds of volunteers help the students move into campus residence halls.
