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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.
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The Tower’s ancient alphabets
When then-Harvard University Professor John Huehnergard and his wife and colleague Jo Ann Hackett first visited The University of Texas at Austin last spring, they couldn’t help but notice the ancient Phoenician and Hebrew letters that adorn the Tower.
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Vice President for Student Affairs James W. Vick plans return to full-time faculty status in May 2005
James W. Vick, vice president for student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, has notified the university’s president, Dr. Larry R. Faulkner he plans to leave his position and return to full-time faculty status in the Department of Mathematics next May 31.
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UT Austin’s Sharon Justice plans to retire as associate vice president and dean of students
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Sharon Justice will retire effective Aug. 3 from her position at The University of Texas at Austin, according to Vice President for Student Affairs James W. Vick.
