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School of Information Receives $60,000 from Tocker Foundation to Advance Four Strategic Areas of Information Science

The School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin has received $60,000 from the Tocker Foundation to create the Tocker Fellows program for visiting scholars in library and information science.
Research

Scientist to Speak on Predictive Science

What: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society
Campus

Papers of Judge Filemon B. Vela Donated to the Benson Latin American Collection

The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas Libraries announces the opening of the personal archive of noted jurist, civic leader and education advocate
Campus

“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” Collection Donated to Ransom Center

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired a collection of materials from husband-wife duo actress Carlin Glynn and writer and director Peter Masterson relating to their careers and their work on the original Broadway production and film of “The Best Little Whorehouse in…
Student Experience

3-D Projection on University’s Tower Scheduled for Aug. 2 and 3

Event: A video production company will use the Tower at The University of Texas at Austin to film public service messages that will air on the Longhorn Network when it debuts Aug. 26.
Research

Word Choice Detects Everything from Love to Lies to Leadership, According to Psychology Research

The words people use are like fingerprints that can reveal their relationships, honesty or their status in a group, according to research by University of Texas at Austin social psychologist James W. Pennebaker.
Health & Medicine

Managing Communication Around Cancer Diagnosis Gives Patients Sense of Control in an Otherwise Uncontrollable Situation

Asserting control over how to communicate — or not communicate — about their illness helps cancer patients overcome feelings of helplessness in a traumatic situation, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
Campus

Change by design

In five weeks, teams of students from the School of Architecture designed and built four unique projects for East Austin residents.
Research

University Experts Available for Analysis of U.S. Debt Ceiling and Deficit Situation Issues

The United States is expected to hit its debt ceiling on or near Aug. 2 and no deal is in place from Congress to raise the debt ceiling. Economics experts in and out of government have said that if we reach Aug. 2 without having passed legislation to raise the debt ceiling, the U.S. will…
Academics

The Coca-Cola Foundation Awards Grant for Study Abroad Scholarships to China

The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded $150,000 to the Study Abroad Office at The University of Texas at Austin to provide about 45 scholarships for first-generation college students to study in China.
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LBJ School and College of Fine Arts Announce New Arts Management Portfolio Program

The University of Texas at Austin has created a new graduate portfolio program in Arts and Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship sponsored jointly by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the College of Fine Arts.
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Archive of “Rebel Without a Cause” Director Acquired by the Harry Ransom Center

The archive of film director Nicholas Ray (19111979), best known for his film, “Rebel Without a Cause,” has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.