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Statement from Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly

Dr. Soncia Reagins-Lilly, dean of students, comments on media reports about a controversial Twitter post sent Dec. 18 about President Obama. The reports claim the tweet came from an official of a University of Texas at Austin organization.
Research

Six University of Texas at Austin Faculty Members Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Six faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Austin NAACP Honors Dr. Gregory J. Vincent

The Austin chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awarded Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin, with its highest honor, the DeWitty/Overton Freedom Award.
Academics

University of Texas at Austin Honors Community Leaders

The University of Texas at Austin honored three organizations and five individuals for outstanding work in education and public service at the Fifth Annual Community Leadership Awards Ceremony at the Carver Museum and Cultural Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Research

Arab Spring Expert Guide

Cultural and Political Revolution Samer Ali Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies 512-471-3881 saali@mail.utexas.edu
Research

Expanded Data Repository at Austin and Arlington Campuses to Improve Research Capacity for Entire UT System

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced that it is working with The University of Texas at Arlington to deploy a data repository in January to increase connectivity, computing capacity and collaboration among all 15 institutions in The University of Texas System.
Campus

Dominick Dunne’s Papers Donated to the Briscoe Center for American History

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired as a gift the professional and personal papers of Dominick Dunne, the acclaimed journalist and writer. Before his death in August 2009, Dunne directed that his papers should eventually be placed in the Briscoe Center’s News Media History collection,…
Campus

Documenting the rich and famous

Bestselling novelist and Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne donated his personal and professional documents to the Briscoe Center’s journalism history archives at the university.
Research

Research Warns Drivers About Most Deadly, Accident-Prone Intersections

The difference between an intersection controlled by flashing lights and one controlled by a stop sign can play a big role in accident prevention, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Student Experience

Hamilton to Leave the Multicultural Engagement Center for Development Position

Choquette Hamilton, the executive director of Student Diversity Initiatives and the director of the Multicultural Engagement Center (MEC) within the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, will assume a new position effective Jan. 9. Hamilton will become associate director of development for the African and African Diaspora Studies Department (AADS), a new degree-granting department at…
Research

The wonder material

In this video, Engineering Professor Rod Ruoff demonstrates the promising new material graphene. With its vast applications, graphene has the potential to transform technology and society.
Student Experience

StoryCorps MobileBooth to Record Stories of Central Texans for Posterity

Central Texans will have the opportunity to record interviews and share personal stories when public radio station KUT 90.5 brings the StoryCorps MobileBooth to Austin during its cross-country tour next month.