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Visual Arts Center Announces Fall 2012 Season
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.
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Explore the Sport and Spectacle of Basketball Through History, Art, Photography and Campus Events
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…
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Harry Ransom Center Receiving Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities
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.
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New Book Gives Intimate Look at “The Coach,” Darrell K. Royal
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.
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KUT Public Radio Adds Second Station to Showcase Austin Music Experience
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…
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Expanding Austin’s Soundwaves
Law School students in the Community Development Clinic help bring music education to underserved Austin neighborhoods.
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Retrospective “Arnold Newman: Masterclass” Provides First U.S. Opportunity for Reappraisal of Photographer’s Work
“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.
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The Summer 2012 Reading List
Eager to escape the heat? Dive into summer with a book recommended by a top faculty member.
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Maya Scholar Deciphers Meaning of Newly Discovered Monument That Refers to 2012
A recent discovery in Maya ruins of Guatemala, deciphered by UT art historian David Stuart, yields only the second reference to 2012. But what does it mean?
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Renowned Scholars to Discuss Life of Computing Pioneer Alan Turing at Centenary Symposium
Event: Three prominent scholars will discuss the life and contributions of Alan Turing at a symposium commemorating the centennial of his birth. Turing was one of the earliest pioneers of computer science and artificial intelligence.




