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Radio-TV-Film Alumnus Earns Student Academy Award for Filmmaking

Radio-TV-Film alumnus Soham Mehta, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater in 2000 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in radio-television-film in 2010 from The University of Texas at Austin, has been named a winner in the Academy of Motion Picture Ar
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Texans Support Budget Cuts, But Not Cuts in Social Services, Public Education, Poll Says

As the state legislative session nears its end, a majority of Texas voters continue to support cutting the state budget, but do not back specific cuts to education and social programs that have taken center stage at the Capitol, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says

Report urges U.S. to increase combination of carbon capture and storage with enhanced oil recovery to increase domestic oil production while curbing emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Nobel Prize Winner Wieman Delivers Plenary Talk at UTeach Conference

Event: “A Scientific Approach to Learning and Teaching Science,” a plenary talk by Nobel Prize recipient Carl Wieman and kick off for the annual national UTeach conference When: 12:45 p.m., May 24
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Tower shines orange this weekend

The Tower will be lighted May 21 and May 22 in celebration of the 128th spring commencement and the Class of 2011.
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New Shoes Inspire UT Elementary School Students To Run

Fifth graders at the University of Texas Elementary School will receive a new pair of athletic shoes for the third straight year from RunTex, the nation’s largest store devoted to running, on Friday, May 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the school.
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Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell

Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science by paleontologists from The University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.
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Free Minds Graduates Fifth Class of Adults on May 23

The fifth class of the Humanities Institute’s Free Minds Project, the only program in the state that helps adults living on low-to-moderate incomes jumpstart their college education by offering college-level coursework in the humanities at no cost, will graduate this May.
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Pharmacy Doctoral Candidate Millidhashni Reddy Wins $10,000 Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Millidhashni Reddy, a College of Pharmacy doctoral candidate at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $10,000 Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the Graduate School/University Co-op Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education.
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of diversity

There are a number of ways to make your mark on the university. Biology major Shannon Allport is a champion of diversity on campus.
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Class of 2011: A row of obstacles

The memory of graduating student Colby Lowrey’s mom pushes the McCombs School of Business graduate to the finish line.
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Class of 2011: Ringside to bedside

Graduating student Jay Ross is a former pro wrestler finding purpose in nursing.