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Experts Available to Discuss President Obama’s Austin Visit from The University of Texas
President Obama’s trip to Austin Thursday will include a visit to Manor New Technology High School. The high-tech high school is a field site for The University of Texas at Austin’s UTeach program, which actively trains the next generation of STEM educators and is a model for other programs around the country. Also, the STEM…
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Tower Shines for National Academies Inductees
Five university professors and two alumni have been inducted into three national academies. May 7 the Tower glows orange in their honor.
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Veteran APD Leader to Head UT Austin Police Department
Austin Police Department Assistant Chief David Carter accepted the position as chief of The University of Texas at Austin Police Department today.
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UT Austin Raising Funds at Historic Pace
The University of Texas at Austin has raised more than $300 million from donors during the current fiscal year, which does not end until Aug. 31.
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LBJ School Launches New Executive Master’s Degree in Public Leadership
The LBJ School of Public Affairs will admit the first class of students for its new Executive Master in Public Leadership (EMPL) program beginning in May 2014. This is the school’s first full degree program in executive education and the only program of its kind in Texas.
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Children in a World of Gangs
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.
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Tower Orange for Three Sport Clubs
Texas Quidditch, Longhorn Powerlifting and Texas Rock Climbing won national championships in April, so the Tower will shine orange for the RecSports Sport Clubs on May 6.
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Tower Lights Darken for UT Remembers
As part of UT Remembers, the Tower will be dark May 3 in remembrance of members of the university community who died in the past year.
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Wofford Denius Longhorn Showcase Features Internationally Renowned Student Films
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.
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George W. Bush: Behind the Scenes
“Front Row Seat” offers an extraordinary collection of images of the 43rd president by former Chief White House Photographer Eric Draper. See a slideshow.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center Hires Former Hubble Scientist as New Director of Data Intensive Computing
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced that Niall Gaffney has joined the center in the newly created position of director of data intensive computing. Gaffney most recently served as the principal computer scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) for the Hubble Space Telescope data…
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With UT Remembers, University Honors Those It Lost
The University of Texas at Austin will honor 205 members of the university community students, faculty members, staffers and retirees who died during the past year.
