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Watch a live webcast of an ocean expedition

See shipwrecks, deep sea life and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico during an expedition led by University of Texas at Austin scientist Jamie Austin.
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Tuning in to politics

In our latest Elections 2012 analysis, Communication Studies Professor Natalie Stroud explains how our media choices affect our political beliefs.
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Latitudes

School of Architecture students and faculty joined architects from across the Americas in conversations about what defines modern American architecture.
Student Experience

Victim Outreach Program Called to Testify in Hasan Hearing in Fort Hood

The Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue at The University of Texas at Austin was called to Fort Hood on April 10 to provide testimony as part of a recent hearing in the case of United States vs. Maj. Nadal Hasan. The institute’s Defense-initiated Victim Outreach (DIVO) program was being considered for use in…
Student Experience

Tower shines orange Saturday night

On April 14, the Tower lights will celebrate the outstanding undergraduate students recognized at Honors Day.
Health & Medicine

UT Game Changers: Art Markman – Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done

Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate, and Get Things Done
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Jack Abramoff to Give Ethics Talk at McCombs School of Business

Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist, businessman and movie producer who was indicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion after an extensive corruption investigation, will give a talk on ethics at The University of Texas at Austin on May 2. “You Don’t Know Jack! A Conversation with Jack Abramoff” will be held at the…
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Papers of Lawyer and Civil Liberties Advocate Morris L. Ernst Now Cataloged

The papers of lawyer Morris Leopold Ernst (18881976) are now cataloged and open for research at the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities supported a two-year, $392,213 project to arrange, describe and preserve the collection, and an…
Health & Medicine

The University of Texas at Austin Kicks the Habit

It’s official. The University of Texas at Austin is tobacco-free.
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Seed Size Is Controlled by Maternally Produced Small RNAs, Scientists Find

Seed size is controlled by small RNA molecules inherited from a plant’s mother, a discovery from scientists at The University of Texas at Austin that has implications for agriculture and understanding plant evolution.
Academics

Charter Schools No Cure-All for Black Students, Says Study

Despite being promoted as a viable alternative to traditional public schools, privately owned charter schools in Texas have higher attrition rates for black students than comparable urban public schools, says a University of Texas at Austin study.
Student Experience

New Professorship and Center Posthumously Honor Theater Historian

A new professorship honoring theater historian Oscar G. Brockett has been established at The University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Theatre and Dance. The Oscar and Lenyth Brockett Professorship in Theatre History is the first endowment to support the creation of the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism. The…