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Vertebrates Share Ancient Neural Circuitry for Complex Social Behaviors, Biologists Find
Humans, fish and frogs share neural circuits responsible for a diversity of social behavior, from flashy mating displays to aggression and monogamy, that have existed for more than 450 million years, biologists at The University of Texas at Austin found.
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Commencement 2012 in photos
About 8,000 students graduated at the 129th spring commencement. View photo highlights from the ceremony with the fireworks as the grand finale.
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New Study Confirms Benefits of a Research University to Student Success
About 89 percent of all undergraduate students and 94 percent of seniors participate in some type of research while at The University of Texas at Austin, according to a new study released this month from the Office of Assessment for the university’s Division of Student Affairs. Based on a survey of 13,120 undergraduates, the report…
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Lumina Foundation Awards Grant to Support Innovations to Improve Student Success
The University of Texas at Austin, Public Agenda and innovative college and university leaders nationwide and across Texas have been awarded a $745,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to develop and implement cost-effective ways of increasing educational attainment and improving student success.
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Groundwater Depletion in Semiarid Regions of Texas and California Threatens U.S. Food Security
The nation’s food supply may be vulnerable to rapid groundwater depletion from irrigated agriculture, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere.
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50-Year Cholera Mystery Solved by Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin
For 50 years scientists have been unsure how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. That mystery has now been solved, thanks to research from biologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The geological fingerprint of war
Scientists find traces of the World War II D-Day invasion buried in the sands of Omaha Beach.
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Commencement in highlights
About 8,000 students graduated at the 129th spring commencement. Watch video highlights from the ceremony with the fireworks as the grand finale.
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The geological fingerprint of war in photos
Scientists find traces of the World War II D-Day invasion buried in the sands of Omaha Beach.
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The University of Texas Researchers Win Grant to Develop Drug to Treat Addiction
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are teaming up to develop medication to treat alcoholism and drug addiction that could target individual genes or brain signaling systems.
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Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll: Tax Pledge Issue Reveals Conservative Divide
Although a plurality of Texans say candidates should not take an anti-tax pledge before the primary elections, such a pledge has strong support among voters who identify with the tea party movement, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Vietnamese Students Earn Online High School Diplomas Through The University of Texas at Austin
The K-16 Education Center at The University of Texas at Austin is proud to announce its first class of high school graduates from a partnership with the Nam My Vietnamese American Private School in Vietnam.
