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What is the Value of a Human Life?
History professor Daina Ramey Berry’s new book is the first to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives – including from before birth to after death.
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Music and The Brain
Q+A with Professor Bob Duke on how studying the brains of musicians can teach us more about how we learn.
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Papers of Actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson Acquired
The Ransom Center has acquired the papers of actors Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson.
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H.W. Brands: The Failed Marriage That Shaped Texas Independence
Historian H.W. Brands explains how the failure of Sam Houston’s first marriage shaped Texas independence.
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UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center Presents Free Spring Programs
The Harry Ransom Center will host free programs throughout the spring on subjects ranging from literature to photography.
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Exhibition Reveals Range of Stories from Ransom Center’s Collections
“Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center” reveals range of stories from the Ransom Center’s collections.
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Richard E. Rainwater Leaves $5 Million for the Study, Creation and Performance of American Music at UT Austin
A newly established $5 million endowment will advance the study at UT Austin of music produced by Americans — from roots to jazz to film music to the concert hall.
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Longhorn Shares Upsides of Downsizing After Building First Tiny House
Architecture student Davis Richardson didn’t wait for his degree to build his first house — he checked that feat off his list before arriving at UT when he successfully designed and built his first tiny house.
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Emmy and Golden Globe Award-Winning “Mad Men” Archive Donated to UT Austin’s Harry Ransom Center
The archive for the acclaimed drama “Mad Men” has been donated to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Center for Integrated Design Launches Design Microcredit Program and Monthly Seminar Series
UT’s Center for Integrated Design is expanding its course offerings to include microcredit courses.
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Books from Gabriel García Márquez’s Library Added to Collection
The Ransom Center has acquired books from Gabriel García Márquez’s library.
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Behind the Backdrop: The Art of Hollywood
Your eyes — and Hollywood — have been deceiving you. Two Longhorns reveal how Hollywood sets the scene.




