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Robots and the Future of Surgery
Students at The University of Texas at Austin will have the chance April 24 to test-drive the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, which uses robotic and 3-D visualization technology to enable surgeons’ hand movements to be scaled, filtered and translated into precise movements of the robotic instruments working inside a patient’s body.
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Biomedical Engineer Elected to Spain’s Prestigious Royal Academy
Nicholas A. Peppas, chair of The University of Texas at Austin’s Biomedical Engineering Department, has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia (Royal Academy of Pharmacy) of Spain.
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Provost Appoints Linda Hicke New Dean of College of Natural Sciences
Linda A. Hicke, associate vice president of research at Northwestern University, has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The past and present meet at Texas
In this “Texas Book Two” photo slideshow and essay, experience some of the people and events that have shaped the university’s history and culture.
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Making the “Switch”
A new documentary film from Jackson School of Geosciences Professor Scott Tinker charts a course toward our energy future.
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1 Semester Startup Class to Host “Demo Day” with Special Guest James Truchard, President and CEO of National Instruments
The second-ever “Demo Day” will bring together Austin’s entrepreneurial community on Thursday, April 26, for a showcasing of 10 undergraduate student startups from The University of Texas at Austin. Each startup will present a six-minute investor pitch. The startups are part of the spring 2012 1 Semester Startup (1SS) class, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship practicum for…
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School (Lab) School
The Child and Family Laboratory supports high-quality experiences for young kids and research and teaching for faculty and students across disciplines.
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Racial Bias Skews Medical Diagnosis and Treatment for African Americans, Research Shows
Pervasive racial bias in American medical practice adversely affects treatment and diagnosis for African American patients, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Major Gift to Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to be Announced Wednesday, April 25
For planning purposes only. All information is embargoed until 9:30 a.m. (CT), Wednesday, April 25.
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Oil and governance
With dissatisfaction about U.S. energy policies on the rise, university experts explain how much control the U.S. government really has over gas prices.
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And that’s the way it is
On April 19, the College of Communication dedicates its plaza to alumnus and respected journalist Walter Cronkite with an art installation by Ben Rubin.
