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Health Priorities for Texas Families and Underserved Populations To Be Focus of March 28 Conference

Event: “Serving Texas Through Health Disparities Research” conference sponsored by the St. David’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research.
Research

After Super Tuesday: Bigger is better

Professor Jeremi Suri offers analysis on the Super Tuesday results and predicts what could happen next as the Republican primary action continues.
Campus

Author T.C. Boyle’s Papers Acquired by Harry Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of novelist and short-story writer Tom Coraghessan “T.C.” Boyle, author of such acclaimed works as “The Tortilla Curtain” (1995) and “World’s End” (1987). Spanning more than 30 years from the 1970s through the present,…
Student Experience

Davis Appointed Founding Director of Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis

In connection with the African and African Diaspora Studies Department, The University of Texas at Austin has appointed King Davis founding director of the Institute for Ur
Health & Medicine

Advancing cancer research in Texas and beyond

In this video, Professor Tanya Paull explains how next-generation medicine may be able to combat cancer using genetically personalized treatments.
Research

How primary is foreign policy?

Even if foreign policy is secondary to the economy this election season, events on the world stage may change that, says Assistant Professor Joshua Busby.
Academics

University of Texas at Austin Names Four to Receive Presidential Citations

The University of Texas at Austin Presidential Citations for 2012 will recognize two leaders of university units and two pacesetting alumni.
Health & Medicine

Teen, Mentor Work Together to Discover a New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host “Teen Researcher: Discovering A New Treatment for Ovarian Cancer” presented by Google Global Science Fair gra
Research

Biologist Lawrence Gilbert Named 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist by Texas Academy of Science

Lawrence Gilbert, professor of integrative biology and director of the Brackenridge Field Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named the 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist by the Texas Academy of Science.
Student Experience

Sharon Robinson and Branch B. Rickey III Will Discuss Cultural Legacies of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson

EVENT: Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Jackie Robinson and an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, and
Student Experience

Tower shines orange tonight

The university’s Tower will shine orange the evening of Friday, March 2, in recognition of Texas Independence Day.
Research

Longhorn Startup Camp Showcases 27 New Companies During Startup Crawl March 8

The University of Texas at Austin’s newest space for startups — Longhorn Startup Camp — will be a stop on the SXSW Startup Crawl, which takes place Thursday, March 8, from 4 to 10 p.m. as part of UT Entrepreneurship Week. As a stop on the crawl, Longhorn Startup Camp will showcase its residents 27…