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Eyes on the Civil Rights Era
Photojournalists R.C. Hickman and Calvin Littlejohn documented African-American communities in Dallas and Fort Worth in the decades following World War II. See a slideshow.
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Frog-Attacking Bats, Energy Predictions Make News
From the lethal lure of a frog’s serenade to predictions about future energy concerns and findings of increased divorce in conservative areas, UT research is in the news. Learn more.
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Hear UT’s Chart-Topping History Lessons
The “15 Minute History” podcast is one of the most popular collections on iTunes U. Learn something new from these nine standout episodes.
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Live Super Bowl Ad Rating Panel Organized by UT Austin Moody College of Communication
During this Sunday’s Super Bowl, advertising professors from The University of Texas at Austin Moody College of Communication will live tweet critiques of Super Bowl ads.
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Poet Billy Collins’ Archive Acquired by Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the archive of American poet Billy Collins. The materials span Collins’ personal and professional life from the 1950s to the present and documents in detail his creative development.
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Butler School of Music Hosts International Young Violinists Competition
The Menuhin Competition comes to North America for the first time in its 30-year history
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Sherlock Holmes is Alive and Well!
Obsessed with the enigmatic detective? You’re not alone. Explore the Ransom Center’s extensive collection of vintage Sherlockania, including original manuscripts and Arthur Conan Doyle’s personal effects.
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Ransom Center Acquires 21 J.D. Salinger Letters
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has acquired 21 previously unrecorded and unpublished letters by author J.D. Salinger. The letters are accessible as part of the Ransom Center’s existing Salinger collection, which includes published and unpublished manuscripts, galleys, page proofs and correspondence.
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Headliners: One Step Closer to Invisible
UT researchers made headlines for a new invisibility cloak, how to succeed in online learning and Thomas Jefferson’s fascination with Islamic culture.
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Blanton Exhibition Will Unite Art, Dance, and Technology
“Perception Unfolds: Looking at Deborah Hay’s Dance” will open Feb. 23 at the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin. The three-month exhibition will present an innovative union of art, dance and technology within a museum setting.
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Exhibition Explores the First World War Through Letters, Poems, Diaries and Fiction
[caption id="attachment_43765" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Graphic identity for the Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "The World at War, 19141918.""][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas In conjunction with the centenary of the start of the First World War, the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, presents the exhibition “The World at…




