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Researchers explore the science of muscles
Ron Elber from the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences explains how he and his colleagues use the powerful computing resources of the Texas Advanced Computing Center to build time-accurate 3-D models that illustrate how muscles convert chemical energy into mechanical push and pull.
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Artifacts, descendants tell story of freed slaves in Texas
Recovering a forgotten history of African American life was motivation enough for anthropology graduate student Nedra Lee and her peers to brave the Texas summer heat while excavating an old farmstead in southern Travis County.
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Landmarks Presents David Ellis’s “Animal” at the Visual Arts Center, Sept. 24
Event: David Ellis’s motion painting “Animal,” created in residence at The University of Texas at Austin, will be premiered on Sept. 24 at the inauguration of the new Visual Arts Center (VAC).
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Men Look for Good Bodies in Short-Term Mates, Pretty Faces in Long-Term Mates, Research Shows
Men who are looking for short-term companionship are more interested in a woman’s body than those looking for a long-term relationship, who focused on a woman’s face, according to new research from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation Marks a Decade of Creating More Voters, Better Citizens
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin is marking 10 years of creating more voters and better citizens through education, engagement and research programs.
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Celebrating the accomplishments of faculty, students and staff
President William Powers Jr. delivered his fifth President’s State of the University Address Sept. 15. This video — highlighting the achievements of the university’s talented faculty, students and staff — played before and after the address.
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Digging up the past
Recovering a forgotten history of African American life was motivation enough for anthropology graduate student Nedra Lee and her peers to brave the Texas summer heat while excavating an old farmstead in southern Travis County.
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The lowdown on Scarlett’s green dress
It would have been a good story if the curtains Scarlett O’Hara ripped down in “Gone With The Wind” had been used to make her famous curtain dress, which is housed at the Harry Ransom Center. But, alas, that’s not the case.
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Landmarks Premieres David Ellis’s “Animal” at Inauguration of New Visual Arts Center
David Ellis’s motion painting “Animal,” created in residence at The University of Texas at Austin, will be premiered on Sept. 24 at the inauguration of the new Visual Arts Center.
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Go mobile with a new version of UT’s Mobile Web
As part of the university’s Web Refresh project, a new version of the UT Mobile Web was introduced today at m.utexas.edu. Get information and services you need when you are on the go.
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Dr. Steven Hamburg of the Environmental Defense Fund To Speak at University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
Dr. Steven Hamburg, chief scientist of the Environmental Defense Fund, one of America’s most influential environmental advocacy groups, will speak Sept. 21 at The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work.
