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Longhorn Football Player, McCombs Student Wins “Academic Heisman”

University of Texas at Austin senior defensive end Sam Acho has been named winner of the 21st National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy, as college football’s top student-athlete in combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. He was announced as the winner at the NFF Annual…

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The gift of books

For the perfect holiday gift this year, consider some of these new reads by university faculty, staff and alumni.

Research

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday, Dec. 14

The Geminid meteor shower will be at its best a few hours before dawn on Dec. 14, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.

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Songs of the Season: Experience the sights and sounds

Get in the spirit with this audio slideshow from the traditional holiday sing-along, Songs of the Season, held on Dec. 3.

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University of Texas Libraries Initiative Integral to Establishment of Genocide Archive

The Human Rights Documentation Initiative at the University of Texas Libraries is playing a significant role in the establishment of an archive for the preservation of records related to the Rwandan genocide.

Student Experience

Study break doodles

During finals week, students blow off steam in fits of both visual and rhetorical creativity on the whiteboards throughout Perry-Castañeda Library.

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Powered by the sun and student creativity

Meet the University of Texas Solar Vehicles Team, a student club on campus that designs, builds, tests and races cars powered by the sun.

Research

Plants ‘Remember’ Winter to Bloom in Spring With Help of Special Molecule

The role a key molecule plays in a plant’s ability to remember winter, and therefore bloom in the spring, has been identified by University of Texas at Austin scientists.

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