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Tower shines orange tonight

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the university’s Tower will shine orange with “75” in the windows on the evening of Monday, Feb. 27.
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Meet a Game Changer: Bob Metcalfe

On Feb. 28 at the Game Changers live taping, the Ethernet inventor explains how to achieve innovation through purpose and determination.
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The life and work of Barbara Jordan

Graduate students honor Barbara Jordan’s legacy with essays in a special edition of The Baines Report, an online student publication. Jordan was an attorney, former congresswoman and professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.
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Butler School of Music Announce World Class Studio Performance Series

Event: The World Class Studio Performance series is a recently developed program that features Butler School of Music students performing in the greater Austin community.
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Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll Finds Plurality of Texans Support Redistricting Reform and are Concerned About National Economy

A plurality of Texans would favor taking the authority to draw new congressional and legislative maps away from the Legislature and governor and giving it to an independent, appointed commission, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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Winter Rains in Texas Bring Good Spring Wildflower Show

Timely rains last fall and this winter have benefited early spring wildflowers, which will likely put on a good show in much of Texas despite last year’s drought, according to the senior botanist at The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Student Experience

Explore UT at The University of Texas at Austin Provides Intellectual Fun for Children of All Ages

The University of Texas at Austin’s Explore UT, known as “the biggest open house in Texas,” is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors of all ages from throughout the state March 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when more than 400 free activities in six realms of discovery will be featured on the…
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And the Oscar goes to…

A film by Radio-Television-Film alumna Gigi Causey is the only U.S. title in the running for Best Live Action Short at this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Academics

Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta to Speak on Leadership to Texas Army ROTC

Event: Texas Army ROTC Leadership Speaker Series presents Staff Sgt.
Student Experience

Students, Alumni to Volunteer in Dove Springs and Onion Creek Plantation Communities on Feb. 25

Event: The Project 2012 When: Saturday, Feb. 25, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Dove Springs and Onion Creek Plantation Communities; Mendez Middle School (5106 Village Square) is the event headquarters.
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Poll shows Rick Santorum is favored in Texas

Texas Politics Project Director James Henson discusses the results of the February 2012 University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
Academics

Hogg Foundation Awards 27 Full Scholarships to Bilingual Graduate Students in Texas

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded scholarships to 27 bilingual students seeking a master’s degree in social work to help increase diversity in the Texas mental health workforce.