Research
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Crowdsourced Map Uncovers Social Innovation in Austin
Researchers at UT Austin’s RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service are launching a map that allows visitors to easily find the city’s social innovators.
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Accepting a Job Below One’s Skill Level Can Adversely Affect Future Employment Prospects
Accepting a job below one’s skill level can be severely penalizing when applying for future employment, according to new research by sociologists.
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More Than Just a Pretty Face
Meet Dreamer, a wide-eyed humanoid robot whose successors might just save your life some day.
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Website Permits Global Policy Analysis Across Time and Place
As the presidential primaries heat up, political leaders, journalists and students of government can compare politicians’ policy suggestions to public policy around the globe.
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Bacteria Take “RNA Mug Shots” of Threatening Viruses
Bacteria have a system that can recognize and disrupt dangerous viruses using a newly identified mechanism involving ribonucleic acid (RNA).
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Engineering School Awards First Innovation Grants to Professors with ‘Protostartups’
The Innovation Center in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has launched a grant program to provide critical funding for faculty entrepreneurs.
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Engineering School’s ‘Girl Day’ is Biggest of Its Kind in Texas
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will host Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Girl Day STEM Festival, a daylong event filled with fun learning activities.
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Clinton and Cruz Could Take Texas, University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll Finds
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lead their respective competitors in Texas in the run-up to the Super Tuesday nominating contests, according to the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Ancient Lone Star Lizard Lounged in Lush, Tropical Texas
Researchers have discovered a new species of extinct worm lizard in Texas and dubbed it the “Lone Star” lizard. The species offers evidence that Texas acted as a subtropical refuge during a past cooling period.
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UT Austin Scientist and Engineer Win Presidential Early Career Awards
Engineer Deji Akinwande and physicist Keji Lai have been selected to receive Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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$6 Million Award from Cancer Agency Supports Bringing Researcher to UT Austin
A Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas award will underwrite the hire of a leading cancer researcher to serve as chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences.
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Majority of Republicans and Democrats Say Government and Industry Should Work Together to Improve Energy Security
A majority of Americans say government and industry should collaborate to strengthen U.S. energy security and energy independence, according to the latest edition of the UT Energy Poll.
