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Sociology, Economics Researchers Receive Grant to Study Development Across the Human Lifespan
University of Texas at Austin sociologist Chandra Muller and economist Sandra Black have received a $3.2 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study the effects of cognition on health, mortality, education and employment from high school and beyond. The findings will provide important insights into three key areas of American public policy…
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Poignant Tale of a Remarkable Family Comes to the Stage
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents “And Then Came Tango,” Nov. 30Dec. 2 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. A heartwarming story, “And Then Came Tango” tells the tale of two male penguins eager to become parents.
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Briscoe Center’s ‘When I Rise’ Honored At International Filmmaker Festival
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History’s documentary film “When I Rise” has won two awards at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in Kent, United Kingdom.
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Author Nicolas Freeling’s Papers Available at Ransom Center
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has opened the papers of British novelist Nicolas Freeling (1927-2003) for research. Freeling received numerous international awards for his writing, including the Grand Prix de Roman Policier (1964, France), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (1966, United States) and…
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Books Under the Microscope
Researchers use today’s imaging technology to take a very close-up look at the 350-year-old book that showed microscopy to the world.
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Creativity in the Face of Death
The Contemporary Resonance of Terezin – The three-day symposium will feature musical and dance performances, a photography exhibit, lectures, and more.
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Rude Mechs Selected as Resident Theater Company
The nationally acclaimed, ensemble-based theater collective Rude Mechs has been appointed as the resident theater company of The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance.
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People with Self-Compassion Make Better Relationship Partners
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.
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UTeach-Liberal Arts Goes Global: Applying top teacher-training principles into different cultural frameworks
UTeach-Liberal Arts, a division of the university’s world-renowned teacher-training program, is now extending its efforts to universities across the globe.
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Noted Author Nicholson Baker to Open Symposia on the Fate of the Book
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.
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Community Lost
School of Social Work and College of Liberal Arts researchers track the survivors of Hurricane Katrina evacuated to Austin in new book.
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Fall Exhibitions at the Blanton Explore Basketball and Tibetan Buddhism
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.
