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SXSW Interactive Preview: Space Exploration featuring Richard Garriott

Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host a SXSW Interactive preview: “Space Exploration with Richard Garriott.” When: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5. This event is free and open to the public.
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The University of Texas at Austin Wins First Place in National Nanosatellite Competition

The University of Texas at Austin’s Satellite Design Lab has won first place in the national University Nanosatellite Program competition for designing and building a small satellite called ARMADILLO.
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ARMADILLO Wins National Satellite Prize

The winning team from the university’s Satellite Design Lab will be honored Feb. 4 with a tower lighting. Their satellite, ARMADILLO, will launch in 2014 or 2015.
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Advertising Professors Rate Super Bowl Ads

Sharing their expertise, advertising professors live-tweeted opinions of Super Bowl ads during the big game, joining millions in an online conversation. #SBAdJudge
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Former Education Secretary William Bennett to Discuss Education Policy at UT Austin

William Bennett will discuss “Education Policy and the American Future” at a public lecture sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. When: 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4
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Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics among Early Mexico Inhabitants, New DNA Study Shows

For centuries, the fate of the original Otomí inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated with the Aztecs or abandoned the town altogether.
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McCombs Team Wins FanTAXtic Victory

The UT Tower will be lit Wednesday to celebrate a victory in the Deloitte FanTAXtic Case Competition. In winning, the McCombs School of Business team defeated the defending champion.
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UT Chemist Wins Japan Prize (50 Million Yen) for Innovative Semiconductor Materials

Willson and a colleague first conceived of chemically amplifed resists in 1979, when Willson was a researcher at IBM Corp.
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UT Austin Can Cut Costs and Generate Revenue to Support Education

The University of Texas at Austin could generate as much as $490 million in savings and new revenue over a decade while enhancing its excellence in teaching and research, according to a report submitted by private sector experts who have reviewed university operations.
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Forum Explores How Citizens Can Hold Elected Leaders Accountable

The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication, KLRU-TV, Austin PBS and KUT 90.5 FM are hosting a community conversation to explore how citizens can hold elected leaders accountable. “Why Bother? Your State Legislature, Your Voice” is the third event in the news and public dialogue…
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UT Austin President to Discuss Ideas for Cutting Costs, Generating Revenue

University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers will address students, faculty, staff and others about a series of recommendations from the university’s Committee on Business Productivity.
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Engineered Immune Cells Resist Infection from HIV and Could Ultimately Replace Drug Therapy

Researchers cut and pasted a series of HIV-resistant genes into T cells, specialized immune cells targeted by the virus.