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College of Fine Arts Announces Barbara Smith Conrad as Spring 2012 Commencement Speaker and Performer

Mezzo-soprano Barbara Smith Conrad will be the speaker for the College of Fine Arts spring commencement ceremony at The University of Texas at Austin on May 18 at 3 p.m. in Bass Concert Hall.
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Highlighting economic development in India

During U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to New Delhi, the university’s economic development initiative received high-profile recognition.
Academics

Top scholars make their mark on the world

In this video, five graduating students share their dreams of making the world a better place through research and education.
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The Texas primary really does matter

In this Elections 2012 analysis, Center for Politics and Governance Director Sherri Greenberg discusses the important races on the Texas primary ballot.
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School of Journalism Merges Specialties into New, Digital-based Requirements for Undergraduates

The School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin has created a new, digital-based undergraduate curriculum as it prepares to move into its new facilities, the
Student Experience

Convocation Speakers at The University of Texas at Austin Represent Diverse Walks of Life and Roles in Society

Corporate and industry leaders, a United States circuit judge, outstanding educators, the commander of the Texas Air National Guard, a filming industry executive, a former governor of Colorado, a University of Texas System executive and a distinguished mezzo-soprano who played a key role in the university’s history of ethnic diversity will be among the speakers…
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Concerns About Certified Juveniles in Texas County Jails Raised by LBJ School Report

A new report on conditions facing juveniles being held in adult jails in Texas, released by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, reveals that county jails are being forced to choose between housing juveniles in isolation or commingling them with adult offenders, putting either the youths’…
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Scientists Discover New Site of Potential Instability in West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Using ice-penetrating radar instruments flown on aircraft, a team of scientists from the U.S. and U.K. have uncovered a previously unknown sub-glacial basin nearly the size of New Jersey beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) near the Weddell Sea. The location, shape and texture of the mile-deep basin suggest that this region of the…
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ExxonMobil Foundation Directs its Largest Matching Donation to The University of Texas at Austin

The ExxonMobil Foundation has given a record $1.19 million to The University of Texas at Austin as a match of gifts made by the company’s employees and retirees during the past calendar year.
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Faculty Awards Promote Algae Fuel Production, Coastal Security

Two University of Texas at Austin faculty members have won Moncrief Grand Challenge Faculty Awards to develop computer models for algae-based fuel production and improve the security of coastal waters.
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Tower shines orange tonight

The Tower will shine orange the evening of May 10 to honor the women’s tennis team for earning the Big 12 Championship title.
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Provost Appoints New Law School Dean

Ward Farnsworth, associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University School of Law, has been named dean of the School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin.