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Lack of Key Enzyme in the Metabolism of Folic Acid Leads to Birth Defects
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that the lack of a critical enzyme in the folic acid metabolic pathway leads to neural tube birth defects in developing embryos.
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‘PBS NewsHour’ Selects UT Austin Journalism Students, Senior Lecturer to Cover Inauguration
Instead of merely watching the Inauguration on Jan. 21, two graduate students and a senior lecturer from the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin will be running through Washington, D.C., covering the event for “PBS NewsHour.” They will participate in a “PBS NewsHour” multimedia short course, which will take place Jan.…
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Busted! Virus Caught Infecting Cell
To infect a cell, a virus must be able to first find a suitable cell and then eject its genetic material into its host. This robot-like process has been observed in a virus called T7 and visualized by Ian Molineux and his colleagues.
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Former Atlanta Mayor Joins the LBJ School as Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor
Shirley Franklin, who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta, has joined the LBJ School of Public Affairs as the Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor in Ethics and Political Values. The LBJ School’s dean, Robert Hutchings, announced the appointment today.
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Designer Bacteria May Lead to Better Vaccines
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered E. coli that may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases such as flu, pertussis, cholera and HPV.
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Virus Caught in the Act of Infecting a Cell
The detailed changes in the structure of a virus as it infects an E. coli bacterium have been observed for the first time, report researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health) Medical School this week in Science Express.
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University of Texas at Austin Statement on National Association of Scholars Report
The National Association of Scholars report “Recasting History: Are Race, Class, and Gender Dominating American History?” raises some important questions, but it also paints a narrowly defined and largely inaccurate picture of the quality, depth and breadth of history teaching and research at The University of Texas at Austin, and it mischaracterizes how race, class…
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Students Warned to Be Cautious of Student Loan Advertisements
With a new semester about to begin, students at The University of Texas at Austin are again receiving emails promoting search engines and Internet portals for private student loans. The wording of some emails, including references to a “student loan summary for University of Texas at Austin,” may suggest that they have been sent by…
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UT Austin Scientists Will Assess Health of New York-Long Island Barrier Protection in Wake of Sandy
A rapid response science team from the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics will help map the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the beach/barrier systems off the south shore of Long Island.
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Education Leaders to Discuss How Public Schools Can Do More With Less
The College of Education’s Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSI) and the Austin-based Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE) will host the forum “Improving Productivity in Public Education” on Jan. 16. The forum, now in its third year, provides an opportunity for national education leaders to convene and share the latest efficiency-in-education data, research and…
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Clements Center Will Promote Diplomatic History and National Security as well as Honor the Former Governor
The William P. Clements Jr. Center on History, Strategy and Statecraft is being established at The University of Texas at Austin to train leaders in the history of national security and diplomacy and to honor the legacy of one of the most influential statesmen in Texas history, former Gov. Bill Clements. The center’s leadership will…
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UT Racks Up Another High Ranking for Value
After a year focusing on the value of college education, the university enters 2013 with more recognition for being a top value among public universities.
