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Getting Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg
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Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion
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The Chemistry of Water

Research by Lee-Ping Wang, postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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Amazon’s Online Workforce Not So Anonymous After All

Most people assume that Amazon.com’s massive online workforce is anonymous, but a study by researchers from UT Austin and five other universities has uncovered a security vulnerability.
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Researchers Create an Ultrathin Invisibility Cloak

Until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been bulky devices an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications.
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Wells Fargo Announces Three-Year, $450,000 Grant to Support Clean Energy Entrepreneurship at McCombs School of Business

As part of its national environmental grant program, Wells Fargo today announced that it has provided a three-year grant totaling $450,000 to the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin that will allow the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) to further develop the Clean Energy track started last year with an initial…
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The Texas Longhorn Genome Decoded

Texas Longhorn cattle have a hybrid global ancestry, according to a study by UT Austin researchers published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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On Gun Control, Citizens Support Politicians Who Point to Big Picture, not Specific Incidents, Study Finds

As the nation continues to grapple with the long-simmering issue of gun control, solutions are stymied by heated debates. To effectively influence a divided America, elected officials must take a broad perspective rather than focusing on specific incidents, according to a new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin.
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UT Austin Biochemistry Professor Touts Low-Cost Technology for Diagnosing Ourselves

Andrew Ellington will describe how new biotechnology will improve health care on a global scale during the final ‘Hot Science Cool Talks’ lecture of spring 2013. Event: “Hot Science Cool Talks” lecture featuring Andrew Ellington, professor of biochemistry
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Rowling Family Gifts $25 Million to McCombs School of Business

Rowling Hall will house business school graduate programs, expand teaching and meeting facilities at ATandT Executive Education and Conference Center and add 525 new parking spaces.
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Rowling Family Pledges Gift of $25 Million for New Graduate Building at McCombs School of Business

Dallas businessman Robert B. Rowling, his wife Terry Hennersdorf Rowling and their family have pledged $25 million to help fund the construction of a new building at The University of Texas at Austin. The 458,000-square-foot Robert B. Rowling Hall will house the graduate programs of the Red McCombs School of Business and will also expand…
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Tower Shines for Real Estate Challenge Win

Congratulations to a team of Texas MBA students who won the UNC Real Estate Development Challenge on Feb. 15 in Chapel Hill. The Tower will be lit March 19 with a No. 1.