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Undergraduate Students Have New Opportunity to Explore Energy Careers at The University of Texas at Austin

An increased interest in energy careers has sparked the development of a specialized undergraduate energy path for students at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Ransom Center Launches Online Digital Image Collection

[caption id="attachment_43142" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="This page in the scrapbook highlights an engraved notice for American magician S. S. Baldwin's performances in Peking, China, in 1879, pasted above a review for an appearance at the Academy of Music (city and date unknown)."][/caption] AUSTIN, Texas The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The…
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New Study Decodes Brain’s Process for Decision Making

When faced with a choice, the brain retrieves specific traces of memories, rather than a generalized overview of past experiences, from its mental Rolodex, according to new brain-imaging research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Popular ‘Door-in-the-Face’ Persuasion Strategy Can Sometimes Backfire, Study Shows

A manipulation strategy often used in marketing and fundraising known as “Door-in-the-Face” could backfire among less concrete thinkers, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Unique McCombs MBA Scholarship Offered to Entrepreneurs

Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will provide two scholarships to entrepreneurs to develop startup ventures while pursuing their MBA degrees. The scholarships will be awarded to the winners of a shark-tank-style pitch competition at The University of Texas at Austin on Feb. 15, 2014.
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Gas Injection Probably Triggered Small Earthquakes Near Snyder, Texas

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Abbott Leads Davis by 6 Points in Latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll

AUSTIN, Texas If the election for Texas governor were held today, Attorney General Greg Abbott would have a six-point lead over state Sen. Wendy Davis, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Robot Dreamer: More Than Just a Pretty Face

Dreamer is one example of human-centered robotic technologies being developed to improve health care, ensure human safety and make manufacturing more efficient. Read more.
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Grasshopper Mice Are Numb to the Pain of the Bark Scorpion Sting

The painful, potentially deadly stings of bark scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper mice, which voraciously kill and consume their prey with ease. When stung, the mice briefly lick their paws and move in again for the kill.
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Astronomers Discover Farthest Known Galaxy

Steven Finkelstein led a team of researchers who confirmed that Galaxy z8_GND_5296 is the farthest and earliest galaxy ever discovered. Learn more about this landmark finding.
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Texas Astronomer Discovers Most Distant Known Galaxy

University of Texas at Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein has led a team that has discovered and measured the distance to the most distant galaxy ever found.
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University of Texas Awarded $1.7 Million USDOT University Transportation Grant

AUSTIN, Texas The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin $1.7 million in grants to advance cutting-edge research and educational programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation.