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Plate Painted by Pablo Picasso Donated to Ransom Center by Photojournalist Duncan
The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a plate painted by Pablo Picasso from David Douglas Duncan, a photojournalist whose archive resides at the Ransom Center.
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David Oshinsky to Join Bill Gates for Conversation on Polio Eradication
Event: University of Texas at Austin History Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Oshinsky will join Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other global leaders to dis
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University of Texas at Austin’s Theatre and Dance Department Presents “The Threepenny Opera”
Event: The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the 20th century musical theater milestone, “The Threepenny Opera,” written by Bertolt Brecht with music by Kurt Weill and directed by third-year Ma
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Fluorescent Color of Coral Larvae Predicts Whether They’ll Settle Or Swim
Young staghorn coral that fluoresce redder are less likely to settle and develop into coral polyps than their greener peers, University of Texas at Austin biologists have discovered.
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Best of Campus Watch 2010
Read the funniest, silliest, most disgusting crime mentions of the year all in one place. Behold, the much anticipated Best of Campus Watch 2010 courtesy of the University of Texas Police Department.
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Sembradores de Austin Valentine’s Day Gala Helps Raise Scholarship Funds
The annual Sembradores de Austin “Valentine’s Day Gala” will be held in the Omni Hotel South Park in Austin on Feb. 12 to raise funds for a scholarship program for underprivileged first-generation students at The University of Texas at Austin and other universities in the Austin area.
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Planning for our future now
Jim Walker, director of sustainability for the university, kicks off the forthcoming Know series on multidisciplinary perspectives on sustainability.
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Harnessing the Power of Sunlight
Chemist Allen Bard looks to harness the power of sunlight to produce fuels that can substitute for oil.
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The University of Texas at Austin Announces Recipients of Presidential Citation Award
The University of Texas at Austin has selected U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, philanthropists Joe and Teresa Long, university Senior Vice President Shirley Bird Perry and Ransom Center Director Tom Staley to receive the prestigious Presidential Citation for 2010.
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The cat’s out of the classroom
Students are joining the campaign to make Austin a “no-kill” city for homeless animals — and honing their writing skills in the process.
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Sunlight to clean hydrogen fuel
Raymond Orbach, director of the Energy Institute, talks up new research from the “Fuel to Sunlight” team on synthetic photosynthesis.
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Ransom Center Hosts Variety of Programs in February
EVENT: The Harry Ransom Center hosts public programs. WHEN: Various dates throughout February. WHERE: Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe streets.
