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NCAA Releases Report on Student-athlete Academic Progress at The University of Texas at Austin
Athletic programs at The University of Texas at Austin once again have their annual set of data to prove the Longhorns are advancing toward their ultimate goal — to graduate all student-athletes.
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Aerospace Engineering Professor Elected to United Kingdom’s Royal Society
Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Thomas J. R.
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Senate Resolution Cites University of Texas at Austin Nursing School for Efforts in Addressing Primary Health Care Shortage
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing and two local health care entities were recently honored with a Texas State Senate Resolution for their efforts to address the shortage of primary health care providers through the creation of a family nurse practitioner residency program.
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Laude Named Interim Dean of The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Natural Sciences
David A. Laude, senior associate dean for academic affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed interim dean of the university’s College of Natural Sciences.
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Radio-TV-Film Alumnus Earns Student Academy Award for Filmmaking
Radio-TV-Film alumnus Soham Mehta, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater in 2000 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in radio-television-film in 2010 from The University of Texas at Austin, has been named a winner in the Academy of Motion Picture Ar
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Texans Support Budget Cuts, But Not Cuts in Social Services, Public Education, Poll Says
As the state legislative session nears its end, a majority of Texas voters continue to support cutting the state budget, but do not back specific cuts to education and social programs that have taken center stage at the Capitol, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says
Report urges U.S. to increase combination of carbon capture and storage with enhanced oil recovery to increase domestic oil production while curbing emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Nobel Prize Winner Wieman Delivers Plenary Talk at UTeach Conference
Event: “A Scientific Approach to Learning and Teaching Science,” a plenary talk by Nobel Prize recipient Carl Wieman and kick off for the annual national UTeach conference When: 12:45 p.m., May 24
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Tower shines orange this weekend
The Tower will be lighted May 21 and May 22 in celebration of the 128th spring commencement and the Class of 2011.
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New Shoes Inspire UT Elementary School Students To Run
Fifth graders at the University of Texas Elementary School will receive a new pair of athletic shoes for the third straight year from RunTex, the nation’s largest store devoted to running, on Friday, May 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the school.
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Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell
Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science by paleontologists from The University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.
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Free Minds Graduates Fifth Class of Adults on May 23
The fifth class of the Humanities Institute’s Free Minds Project, the only program in the state that helps adults living on low-to-moderate incomes jumpstart their college education by offering college-level coursework in the humanities at no cost, will graduate this May.
