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Kylie Doniak named Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year

Simply miraculous. In February, Kylie Doniak was hit by a car in downtown Austin. This week, the UT soccer standout is Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year.
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Piece by Piece: Building the Vogel Collection

Art collectors Herbert and Dorothy Vogel didn’t let their modest income deter their passion for purchasing art. Works from their remarkable collection are on view now at the Blanton Museum of Art.
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UT’s WIALD Women Reach the Edge of Space

Testing a student project in the real world is one thing. Sending a project out of the world to test it, as these female aerospace students, did is something else.
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Ransom Center Exhibition Explores Career of American Stage and Industrial Designer Norman Bel Geddes

The Harry Ransom Center presents the exhibition “I Have Seen the Future: Norman Bel Geddes Designs America,” which explores the career of American stage and industrial designer, futurist and urban planner Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958).
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Adult Children of Parents in Same-Sex Relationships Report Varied Outcomes

Adult children of parents who were in same-sex relationships differ notably on a variety of social, emotional and relationship factors from adult children raised by biological parents who are married and heterosexual, according to research led by Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at The University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Game Changers: Tinsley Oden, Computational Science and Engineering: Emergence of an Academic Discipline at The University of Texas

Computational Science and Engineering: Emergence of an Academic Discipline at The University of Texas at Austin
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Protecting communities from rising lakes

Professor Daene McKinney is part of a group of more than 30 scientists studying Nepal, Peru and other places affected by rising glacial lake levels.
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Professor Credited for Development of the Lithium-Ion Battery Elected to National Academy of Sciences

John Goodenough, a mechanical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin who is widely credited for the scientific discovery and development of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery, has been elected to the
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Men’s golf team captures national championship

The Longhorns secured their third NCAA Men’s Golf Championship June 3 after senior Dylan Frittelli sunk a dramatic 30-foot putt on the 18th green.
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Surprising Early Results from the Nation’s Deepest Research on Consumer Electricity Use

Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host “The Smart Grid Unveiled: How Pecan Street’s Big Data Research is Uncovering the Promise of a Customer-Driven Energy Revolution” presented by Brewster
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Introducing cloaking

Invisibility cloaking is happening right now in a basement laboratory at the university. Watch this video about one of the most innovative methods to date.
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Fighting Invasive Species, Zombie Style

The history of how red imported fire ants came to North America has a destructive end. Every year the non-native ants cause more than $1 billion of impact in Texas alone.