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Energy Financier T. Boone Pickens to Enliven Debate at The University of Texas at Austin, April 18

Dallas-based investor and energy advocate T. Boone Pickens is coming to The University of Texas at Austin for what promises to be a lively discussion on leadership, his investment philosophy and viable energy solutions in the McCombs School of Business VIP Distinguished Speaker Series, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., April 18 at Hogg Auditorium. The…
Campus

Seeing for yourself

Undergraduate Studies Dean Paul Woodruff uses Plato’s allegory of the cave to show how an education in the humanities “gives life to the mind.”
Research

“Lonestar 4” Supercomputer Deployed for Science Community

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today will dedicate Lonestar 4, its newest supercomputer, as part of the advanced computing arsenal for the state of Texas and the nation.
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Looking for her director’s voice

Aspiring Mexican filmmaker and M.F.A. candidate Ivete Lucas found that film and photography allow her to communicate across cultures.
Academics

Friends of Subiendo Academy Help Double Student Enrollment for Leadership Training Program at The University of Texas at Austin

An expanded group of donors, impressed by the success of the Subiendo Academy for Rising Leaders program at The University of Texas at Austin last summer, has provided $250,000 in funding to double the number of high school students who can participate during the summer of 2011. Enrollment for the June 12-16 session has been…
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Study Will Assess Potential for Developing Country’s Fastest Growing Energy Resource

With a $1.5 million grant from the Sloan Foundation, a team of energy scientists, engineers and economists at The University of Texas at Austin will conduct the first detailed, comprehensive assessment of the country’s fastest growing major source of energy, natural gas from shale formations, or shale gas, likely to be one of the country’s…
Health & Medicine

Hogg Foundation Awards $446,615 in Grants to Improve Mental Health Policies in Texas

The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has awarded $446,615 in grants for four policy projects to improve mental health services for children and adults across Texas.
Research

Soldiers Who Avoid Distressing Images More at Risk for PTSD, Research Shows

When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the images longer, a finding of particular concern for U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
Student Experience

Sports and Race Experts Available to Discuss Texas Relays

The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays take place April 6-9 on The University of Texas at Austin campus. This annual track and field event attracts athletes from Texas and across the country. Faculty members at the university are available to discuss racial discourse in American culture, the role of sports in the integration of America, underlying…
Academics

Teenagers Who Feel Like They Don’t Fit In Less Likely to Attend College, Sociologist Finds

High school students who feel they do not fit in are less likely to attend college — particularly girls who are gay or obese — according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
Student Experience

ESPN and The University of Texas at Austin Unveil ‘Longhorn Network’ Name and Logo

The name and logo for the 24-hour University of Texas at Austin network were announced today by ESPN Senior Vice President, College Sports Programming, Burke Magnus, Men’s Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds and Women’s Athletics Director Chris Plonsky at the Longhorns’ annual spring football game televised by ESPN.
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Why history matters

Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History, reveals how the stories of our past make up who we are today.