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Elections 2012: University experts weigh in on the issues
The 2012 election season is promising to be one of the most unpredictable cycles in recent history. Experts from across the university analyze the politics and the issues here.
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The Aspen Institute Announces LBJ School Professor Chris King as Ascend Fellow
The Aspen Institute announced yesterday that Christopher King, director of the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas at Austin, will be in the inaugural class of its Ascend Fellowship program. The Ascend Fellows are a select group of 20 leaders from across the country who are pioneering…
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The University of Texas at Austin Releases Blueprint to Raising Graduation Rates Within Five Years
The key to raising four-year graduation rates at UT Austin is enhancing freshman orientation and the first-year experience and improving advising and student tracking, according to a newly released task force report.
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Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Marine scientist Deana Erdner is part of an international team of researchers awarded an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to study the causes of ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world.
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Independent voter myths, super PACs and more
In this video, Government Professor Daron Shaw talks about the trouble with super PACs, Independent swing voters and predictions on the 2012 presidential and Senate elections.
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“The Gernsheim Collection” Earns Recognition
“The Gernsheim Collection,” co-published by the Harry Ransom Center and the University of Texas Press, has been awarded an Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, which honors a distinguished catalog in the history of art published during the past year.
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Shell Oil Company Invests Nearly $4 Million in The University of Texas at Austin
Shell Oil Company executives visited The University of Texas at Austin on Friday, Feb. 10, to present a check in the amount of $3,963,250, representing the company’s investment in the university for the year.
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Teaching excellence
Assistant Professor Kathryn Starkes is one of 30 faculty members and teaching assistants picked by students to get the Texas Exes Teaching Award.
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Strange politics and the role of journalists
Journalism Professor Tom Johnson offers three solutions to a hot elections question: “When the going gets weird, should reporters be truth vigilantes?”
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The memory function
In this research QandA, Assistant Professor Alison Preston reveals how the brain supports memory and how memory influences the decisions we make.
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A legendary track record
Women’s Track and Field coach Beverly Kearney was among an impressive list of honorees at the BET Honors awards show, which airs on BET tonight (Feb. 13).
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