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Practicing self-compassion not only makes individuals healthier and happier but also is a good predictor of healthy romantic relationships, according to a new study by University of Texas at Austin educational psychologists Kristin Neff and Tasha Beretvas.

UTeach-Liberal Arts, a division of the university’s world-renowned teacher-training program, is now extending its efforts to universities across the globe.

The Fate of the Book is the title of the Texas Institute for Literary and Textual Studies (TILTS) symposia for 2012-13, featuring an opening lecture by Nicholson Baker, noted author of “The Size of Thoughts” and “The Double Fold, Libraries” and “Assault on Paper.” Free and open to the public.

School of Social Work and College of Liberal Arts researchers track the survivors of Hurricane Katrina evacuated to Austin in new book.

From basketball to Buddhism, the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin opened two distinct exhibitions this fall designed to intrigue fans of art, sports and history alike. See “The Rules of Basketball” and the “Into the Sacred City” exhibitions on view Sept. 16 through Jan. 13, 2013.

The Visual Arts Center is pleased to announce its fall 2012 season and its opening reception Sept. 21. Exhibition highlights include Pause, Pose, Discompose by artist Emily Roysdon and Part Two: Department of Art and Art History Faculty Exhibition.

The sport of basketball has captivated the nation and the world for more than 120 years. This fall, a cross-campus collaboration at The University of Texas at Austin inspired by the 1891 “Original Rules of Basket Ball” document, captures the spirit and history of basketball from its humble beginnings in a Massachusetts YMCA to the…

The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, is now receiving applications for its 20132014 research fellowships in the humanities.

A new book from The University of Texas Press, DKR: The Royal Scrapbook, uses an extraordinary collection of never-before-published photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, football ephemera and recollections to reveal the private man behind Longhorn football legend Darrell K. Royal.

In a move to expand its public service, audience and community engagement, KUT 90.5 FM has entered into an agreement to purchase radio station KXBT 98.9 FM. The new station, KUTX 98.9 FM, will operate as a noncommercial public radio station broadcasting full-time music programming for audiences seeking the Austin music experience. KUT 90.5 FM…

Law School students in the Community Development Clinic help bring music education to underserved Austin neighborhoods.

“Arnold Newman: Masterclass,” the first posthumous retrospective of Arnold Newman (1918-2006), explores the career of one of the finest portrait photographers of the 20th century. The Harry Ransom Center, which holds the Arnold Newman archive, hosts the exhibition’s first U.S. showing Feb.