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The liberal arts advantage

Alumna and business owner Catherine Crago Blanton used her liberal arts education to get in on the ’90s technology revolution.
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Scientists Explore Connections Between Climate, Land Use and Dead Zones

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study how changes in climate and land use affect watersheds and coastal ecosystems, seeking to improve understanding of the Texas coast, including dead zones that form in the Gulf of Mexico.
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College of Natural Sciences Dean Mary Ann Rankin to Lead National Math and Science Initiative

After more than 16 years as dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Mary Ann Rankin will lead the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), continuing her efforts to improve science and mathematics education in the United States.
Student Experience

The university’s urban forest

The almost 4,900 trees on campus, including this 58-foot-tall deodar cedar, helped the university earn the honor of Tree Campus USA for the third year.
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Tower lighting is delayed for Earth Day

The Tower will be dark tonight during the evening hours in recognition of the April 22 celebration of Earth Day.
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Global Venture Labs Investment Competition Caps Venture Week, May 4-7

The Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (Global VLIC), the longest-running investment competition for graduate student entrepreneurs, will be held May 6-7 at The University of Texas at Austin. The event is the culmination of Venture Week, May 4-7, which includes a series of events for entrepreneurs, investors, business professionals, students and faculty designed to showcase…
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Building a better planet

Our planet is vulnerable. Urbanization, population growth, natural and man-made disasters contribute to our frailty. Part of the solution to healing our planet is through sustainable building practices suited to the place, says Dean Fritz Steiner, in his new book “Design for a Vulnerable Planet.”
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The University of Texas at Austin Celebrates Earth Month

In recognition of the 41st anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 The University of Texas at Austin Office of Sustainability is celebrating all month with daily green tips focused on the university community.
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Former School of Architecture Administrator Named Dean Emeritus

Hal Box, former dean of the School of Architecture and professor emeritus, received dual honors from The University of Texas at Austin on April 8.
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Lawn of Native Grasses Beats Traditional Lawn For Lushness, Weed Resistance, Researchers Say

A lawn of regionally native grasses would take less resources to maintain while providing as lush a carpet as a common turfgrass used in the South, according to a study by ecologists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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In the Know

The April 20 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.
Student Experience

Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Available to Discuss Archive, 35th Anniversary of Film

EVENT: News media availability with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. WHEN: 1:15 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. (CST), Thursday, April 21. WHERE: In the Great Hall at the Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Library and Museum, 2313 Red River St.