Research
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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.
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Risk of Amazon Rainforest Dieback is Higher Than IPCC Projects
[caption id="attachment_42791" align="alignright" width="300" caption="During the 2005 and 2010 droughts, satellites detected decreased vegetation greennessor a lower Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI)over the southern Amazon rainforest (orange and red regions). NDVI is derived from MODIS instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Image courtesy of Ranga Myneni, Jian Bi and NASA."] [/caption] AUSTIN, Texas A new…
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Are Americans Losing Interest in Energy?
According to the latest University of Texas Energy Poll, Americans read about energy less often and worry less about saving it at home than two years ago. See more results. [Video]
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UT Energy Poll Shows Public Disconnect on Energy Issues
The latest energy poll conducted by The University of Texas at Austin shows Americans to be less engaged on energy issues than they were six months or a year ago.
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University of Texas at Austin Ecologist Licenses Resource-Saving Turfgrass to Bladerunner Farms to Develop Sod
A mixture of native grasses that requires less maintenance to produce a lush lawn than a traditional turfgrass used in the South has been developed by The University of Texas at Austin Wildflower Center and licensed to a sod producer.
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Texans Show Strong Support for Water Infrastructure Funding, According to UT/Texas Tribune Poll
AUSTIN, Texas A majority of Texas voters believe it is important for the state to invest in water infrastructure and support a constitutional amendment allotting a portion of the state’s Rainy Day Fund to finance water projects, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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TACC Receives NSF Grant to Deploy Innovative New Data Resource
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin and a group of partners have received a $6 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to design, build and deploy Wrangler, a groundbreaking data analysis and management system for the national open science community.
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Recruiting Firm Hired in Search for Athletics Director
AUSTIN, Texas The University of Texas at Austin plans to hire Korn/Ferry International, an executive recruiting firm, to assist in the search for a new men’s athletics director.
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Who You Know: Study Shows Favoritism is Ubiquitous in Labor Markets
AUSTIN, Texas Workplace discrimination can destroy morale, breed resentment and lead to lost productivity and unemployment. Although equal-opportunity laws have been created to address discrimination, do they also address favoritism in the workplace?
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LBJ School Report Proposes Ways to Break Congressional Gridlock
Amid growing public frustration over congressional gridlock, a new report by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin is recommending a number of reforms with the goal of improving congressional procedures and encouraging compromise.
