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Soldiers Who Avoid Distressing Images More at Risk for PTSD, Research Shows
When presented with images of faces depicting various emotional states, people who look briefly at fearful expressions are more vulnerable to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than those who look at the images longer, a finding of particular concern for U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, University of Texas at Austin researchers say.
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Sports and Race Experts Available to Discuss Texas Relays
The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays take place April 6-9 on The University of Texas at Austin campus. This annual track and field event attracts athletes from Texas and across the country. Faculty members at the university are available to discuss racial discourse in American culture, the role of sports in the integration of America, underlying…
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Teenagers Who Feel Like They Don’t Fit In Less Likely to Attend College, Sociologist Finds
High school students who feel they do not fit in are less likely to attend college — particularly girls who are gay or obese — according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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ESPN and The University of Texas at Austin Unveil ‘Longhorn Network’ Name and Logo
The name and logo for the 24-hour University of Texas at Austin network were announced today by ESPN Senior Vice President, College Sports Programming, Burke Magnus, Men’s Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds and Women’s Athletics Director Chris Plonsky at the Longhorns’ annual spring football game televised by ESPN.
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Why history matters
Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History, reveals how the stories of our past make up who we are today.
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Six Assistant Professors Win CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation
Six assistant professors at The University of Texas at Austin received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards totaling nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation.
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House Speaker Joe Straus to speak with University of Texas at Austin Students
Event: Texas House of Representatives Speaker Joe Straus will appear on The University of Texas at Austin campus as part of the Texas Politics Speaker Series sponsored by the Texas Politics Project.
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University of Texas at Austin Dedicates Lonestar 4 Supercomputer for Open Science Community
Event: University of Texas at Austin President William Powers Jr., Michael Dell, Dr. Jay Boisseau and Dr. Karl Schulz will dedicate Lonestar 4, the newest supercomputer at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The cost of political speech
What went on and who said what at the latest Free Speech Dialogue, a semesterly panel discussion that addresses free speech controversies.
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Men’s Basketball Coach Rick Barnes to Receive USBWA’s Good Guy Award
University of Texas at Austin men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes has been selected to receive the Good Guy Award from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). The award honors both coaching excellence and cooperation with the news media.
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Conference to Explore How Americans Should Interpret their Constitution in the Future, April 1-2
The University of Texas School of Law, in association with the American Constitutional Society and the Open Society Institute, will host a conference on “The Future of Equality” in the School of Law’s Jeffers Courtroom on April 1-2.
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Engineering Professor Provides Senate Committee with Seven Policy Recommendations on the Water-Energy Nexus
Water and energy are directly related and policies that promote energy conservation also achieve water conservation and vice versa, Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Michael Webber told a U.S. Senate Committee March 31.
