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Graduate Student Satisfaction Survey Results Released
Ninety-two percent of University of Texas at Austin graduate students who participated in a recent survey would recommend the university to their friends, and 85 percent would also recommend their department or programs. Nine percent said they would choose a different university, significantly less than at peer institutions nationally.
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Student entrepreneurs give a hoot
College of Natural Sciences and McCombs School of Business undergrads started Hoot.Me, an application that turns Facebook into a study tool.
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The University of Texas at Austin to Honor 3,100 Graduates in Fall Semester Ceremonies
Speakers for fall convocation ceremonies at The University of Texas at Austin on Dec. 3 and 4 will include a former university president, a Texas state representative, executives of major corporations and members of the university’s faculty, administration and student body.
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Bob Metcalfe Receives Japan’s C&C Prize for Development of Ethernet
Bob Metcalfe, Internet pioneer and now professor of innovation at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering, has been recognized with an international award for his contributions to the development of the Internet.
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Texas Teens Speak Out on Community Issues; Leaders Listen, Dec. 1
Event: More than 150 high school students from throughout Texas will meet with community leaders to present solutions for addressing problems in their communities, including what to do with abandoned big-box stores; how to ensure student input in school governance decisions; and
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TPAC Proposes 2.6 Percent Increases for In-State Undergraduates for Each of Next Two Academic Years
The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC) at The University of Texas at Austin has recommended raising in-state student tuition by 2.6 percent for each of the next two years, a move supporting a priority by The University of Texas System Board of Regents to improve four-year graduation rates.
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1 Semester Startup Class at The University of Texas at Austin to Host “Demo Day” to Showcase 20 Undergraduate Startups
Twenty undergraduate student startups from The University of Texas at Austin will present five-minute investor pitches to the Austin entrepreneurial community Thursday, Dec. 1. The startups are part of 1 Semester Startup (1SS), a class at the university that supports undergraduates who are starting companies.
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Songs of the Season and Orange Santa Will Highlight Dec. 2 Event at The University of Texas at Austin
Students, faculty and staff members at The University of Texas at Austin will gather on the university’s West Mall at noon Dec. 2 to sing in celebration of the holiday season and the generosity of people who contributed to the Orange Santa gift program.
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Uvalde Museum Renamed Briscoe-Garner Museum
The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has approved the renaming of the John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde, Texas. to the Briscoe-Garner Museum, in honor of the late Governor Dolph Briscoe. Both Garner and Briscoe were Uvalde natives and historically important political figures from Texas.
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Food for thought
American Studies Associate Professor Elizabeth Engelhardt serves up stories on Southern food culture just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Research opens doors for undergraduates
Watch a video about undergraduate researchers, their interests and how they’re changing the world.
