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Student Experience

Innovation in advising students

Tips from the College of Communication Office of Student Affairs on how they connect with students through community building, technology and personalized academic advising.
Student Experience

In the Know

The March 9 roundup of campus kudos and press mentions.
Campus

Sound + Vision: Handmade Music Austin and New Music Co-op at the Visual Arts Center

Event: John-Mike Reed of Handmade Music Austin will guide a do-it-yourself music innovation workshop in the Visual Arts Center’s (VAC) Arcade gallery.
Research

Politics and minority influence

Investigating an area that many political scholars have overlooked, Assistant Professor Jason Casellas examines why Latinos have yet to dramatically alter the landscape of American politics.
Research

Moderate Early Spring Wildflower Displays, With Added Rain Boosting Late Bloomers

Little rain last fall means Texas bluebonnets and other early spring wildflowers will not be as impressive as last year’s display, according to The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Research

School of Law’s Capital Punishment Clinic Wins U.S. Supreme Court Case for Texas Death Row Inmate

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday, March 7 that prisoners may bring a civil rights claim to try to obtain DNA evidence and assert their innocence, handing a victory to Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner who is represented by the University of Texas School of Law’s Capital Punishment Clinic.
Health & Medicine

Non-Military Medically Evacuated Personnel from Iraq, Afghanistan More Likely to Return to Duty, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Researcher Says

Compared to military members, non-military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to be evacuated with non-war injuries, but more likely to return to duty, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Texas at Austin researcher.
Campus

Art in Practice: Conversation with Attorney Seth Randle

Event: This edition of Art in Practice is presented in conjunction with the course “In and Out of the Studio” taught by Risa Puleo, assistant curator of contemporary art at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art.
Research

University of Texas School of Law Announces Dual Degree Program with Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

The University of Texas School of Law and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City have announced a new dual-degree program that will allow students to earn both a Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas at Austin and a Licenciatura en Derecho (Mexican professional degree in law) from ITAM.
Student Experience

A winning combination

Student-athletes mentor kids in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program, and you can help Coach Rick Barnes earn the program $100,000.
Campus

Sol LeWitt’s “Circle with Towers” Acquired by The University of Texas at Austin

The concrete block structure “Circle with Towers” by Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) has been purchased by Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, from the Madison Square Park Conservancy in New York.
Research

Blogging Iraq

Watch Government student Ali Rawaf’s video about how he became a political blogger in Iraq and how blogging can empower people in the Middle East.