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Business, Military, Society To Benefit if Supreme Court Upholds UT Admissions Policy
Retired generals, Fortune 500 corporations and states across our country joined with higher education leaders, University of Texas alumni, social scientists, civil rights groups, students and the United States government Monday in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the university’s narrowly tailored use of race as one, non-predominant factor in its admissions decisions.
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Experts to Examine University of Texas Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Three nationally renowned leaders in science, public service and higher education have agreed to review a recent study on hydraulic fracturing of shale gas led by University of Texas at Austin professor Charles Groat. Steven Leslie, the university’s executive vice president and provost, has convened the panel to review the scientific credibility of the report…
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University of Texas Receives Substantial Amicus Support in Supreme Court Case
Numerous amicus briefs are being filed with the United States Supreme Court today in support of The University of Texas at Austin’s holistic admissions process, which looks at an applicant’s race and ethnicity among many other factors.
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Business, Higher Education, Civil Rights Groups Support University in Supreme Court Case
Amicus briefs have been filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of The University of Texas at Austin’s holistic admissions process.
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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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President Powers on Fisher Case Brief
AUSTIN, Texas August 6, 2012, the University of Texas at Austin filed its brief to the United States Supreme Court as respondent in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Austin’s Consideration of Race in Admissions is Narrow, Necessary and Constitutional
Today, the University of Texas at Austin filed its brief to the United States Supreme Court as respondent in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The university’s brief states that “UT has learned through experience that diversity has invaluable educational benefits,” and “better prepares students to become the next generation of…
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Study Finds Correlation Between Injection Wells and Small Earthquakes
Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of wastes associated with petroleum production such as hydraulic fracturing fluids, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Mitigating Underwater Noise
Post-doctoral researcher Kevin Lee demonstrates a technique that reduces harmful affects on marine life from underwater noise created by industrial activities like oil drilling.
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Making Stars
UT Astronomer Don Winget is recreating white dwarf stars in the lab—research which may provide insight into the condition of the Earth’s sun.
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Saving the Delta
Research at UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences is generating new optimism about saving the Mississippi Delta from erosion.
