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LBJ School Launches New Executive Master’s Degree in Public Leadership

The LBJ School of Public Affairs will admit the first class of students for its new Executive Master in Public Leadership (EMPL) program beginning in May 2014. This is the school’s first full degree program in executive education and the only program of its kind in Texas.
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Texas Advanced Computing Center Hires Former Hubble Scientist as New Director of Data Intensive Computing

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced that Niall Gaffney has joined the center in the newly created position of director of data intensive computing. Gaffney most recently served as the principal computer scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) for the Hubble Space Telescope data…
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‘Investor-Ready’ Startups to Compete at Global Venture Labs Investment Competition

The Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (Global VLIC), the longest-running investment competition for graduate student entrepreneurs, will hold its 30th annual competition May 2-4 at the ATandT Executive Education and Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Online Journalism: Pros and Cons of Digital Disruption

Recent news events have shone a spotlight on how technology affects the 24-hour news cycle, from inaccurate tweets spreading as fact to citizens becoming de facto journalists through instant social media sharing.
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3…2…1…Liftoff!

Members of the WIALD student group sent Bevo the Dragon and other payloads beyond the clouds, retrieving images and other data. Watch a video.
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Thanks to Rare Alpine Bacteria, Researchers Identify One of Alcohol’s Key Gateways to the Brain

The discovery is a major step on the road to eventually developing drugs that could disrupt the interaction between alcohol and the brain.
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Journalism, computer science students showcase iPhone and iPad app creations

Students from The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication’s Mobile News App Design course will showcase their iPhone and iPad app creations to the public and a panel of judges from 1 to 4 p.m
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27th Heman Sweatt Symposium to Focus on Future of Black Life in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas The University of Texas at Austin 27th Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights begins April 24 with the theme “Future of Black Life in Austin” and will include a film screening, a talkback and a panel discussion.
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Scientists Cage Dead Zebras in Africa to Understand the Spread of Anthrax

Infected zebra were left where they died but protected by electrified cage exclosures.
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UT Law Mock Trial Team Wins National Competition

The team won the John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition for second time in three years. The Tower will shine orange for them on April 22.
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Experts Available to Discuss Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

AUSTIN, Texas A massive explosion at a fertilization plant rocked the small town of West, Texas, late Wednesday night, sending more than 150 people to area hospitals and leaving a yet-unknown number of fatalities.
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Free Web-Based Photo Enhancement Tool Developed By UT Austin Scientists

AUSTIN, Texas — What began as an effort to better understand how animal and human visual systems work has led to a revolutionary method for enlarging and enhancing photos that is being made available, free of charge, from the Center for Perceptual Systems at The University of Texas at Austin.