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Donna De Cesare has covered Central American gangs like a war correspondent. Her new book reveals the effects of the violence on youths. Watch a video and see a slideshow.

The Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin will host the third annual Wofford Denius Longhorn Showcase, which will feature 12 of this year’s best student films. Among the films are three regional Student Academy Award winners, which will proceed to the national finals in May.

“Front Row Seat” offers an extraordinary collection of images of the 43rd president by former Chief White House Photographer Eric Draper. See a slideshow.

A line from his poem Age of Discovery inspired this image. “…I wake to a snow that seems falling faster than snow, so blossom-heavy…” Read more.

Event: The Fine Arts Library at The University of Texas at Austin hosts a screening of “The Typewriter in the 21st Century.” The event is free and open to the public. When: 6 p.m. Friday, April 19

Watch out, Project Runway! The 2013 University Fashion Group Fashion Show hits the runways Thursday, April 18, at the Frank Erwin Center. Get a preview.

UT’s Blanton Museum of Art turns 50 this spring with a new exhibit of masterpieces owned by Longhorns. Take a guided tour through some of the highlights.

Professor Ken Dunton talks about the changing arctic in a video picked up by The Atlantic. See the video and read more major media hits by UT researchers.

The Thomas Jefferson Center introduces students to the Great Books, a keystone of liberal arts education. Learn how these texts are still relevant.

[caption id="attachment_39771" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Photo of Stephen Enniss by Julie Ainsworth/Folger Shakespeare Library."][/caption] Head librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library Stephen Enniss has been appointed as the new director of the internationally renowned Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.