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Annual MLK Day Celebration to Begin with Rally on Campus

The 18th annual community march celebrating the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will begin with a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Statue on the East Mall at The University of Texas at Austin at 9 a.m. on Jan. 16.
Student Experience

Graduate School Dean Steps Down To Return To Teaching and Research; Vice Provost To Serve As Interim Dean

Victoria Rodríguez, vice provost and dean of graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin, is stepping down from her administrative duties effective Jan. 31 to return full time to her research and the classroom at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Rodríguez was appointed as a vice provost in 2001 and…
Research

Astronomer Honored by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas

In recognition of his discoveries regarding the formation of black holes and galaxies, astronomer Karl Gebhardt will receive the 2012 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Science from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST).
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Butler School of Music to Host World’s Leading Young Violinists’ Competition and Festival

The Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin announced today that it will host the 2014 Menuhin Competition from Feb. 21 to March 2. This biennial competition, the pre-eminent international competition for young violinists, will be held in North America for the first time in its 29-year history.
Research

The power of money over the primaries

Center for Politics and Governance director Sherri Greenberg explains how the Citizens United Supreme Court case and Super PACs have influenced the Republican campaigns.
Campus

Harry Ransom Center Hosts The David Foster Wallace Symposium

Event: The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, hosts The David Foster Wallace Symposium.
Research

Measuring energy efficiency at home

In this video, Associate Professor Jeff Siegel uses the UTest House to show how small energy-saving changes can have a big impact on your energy bill.
Research

Professor to Discuss the Influence of Memory on Our Present and Future

Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host “The Predictive Brain: How Past Memories Influence Future Decisions” presented by Alison Preston, assistant professor,
Academics

A serendipitous gift

School of Nursing alumna and scholarship recipient Trina Sommerlatte made more than a good first impression on donors Claud and Mary Virginia Jacobs.
Research

University Researchers Partner on Education Grant Project

A research team in the School of Undergraduate Studies (UGS) at The University of Texas at Austin has received a $150,000 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) grant to develop a set of online training modules for Texas educators.
Research

Bias in our media choices

In this video, Communication Studies Assistant Professor Natalie Jomini Stroud responds to questions about how political beliefs affect people’s media use.
Academics

Gaining the edge on graduate school

Senior Ashley Garcia discovered her enthusiasm for research during an internship she found through the Intellectual Entrepreneurship program.