Research
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Forum Explores Effects of Changing Demographics on Civic Participation
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communication, KLRU-TV, Austin PBS and KUT 90.5 FM are hosting a community conversation to explore the effects of changing demographics on civic participation in Central Texas. “Why Bother? Engaging Our Changing City” is the second event in a yearlong…
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University to Honor Researchers as Inventors of the Year
The University of Texas at Austin will recognize two researchers whose work is changing the way a major high-technology industry makes its products. The faculty members will be announced at the Inventor Award Ceremony and Reception on Thursday, Dec. 6.
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Telecommuting Increases Work Hours and Blurs Boundary Between Work and Home, New Study Shows
With fluctuating gas prices and the increasing call for work-life balance, telecommuting has become an attractive option for busy professionals. Yet according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin, for most employees who work remotely, telecommuting equates to working more hours.
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UT System Initiative Uses Supercomputing Resources to Help Biomedical Research
The Austin Forum on Science, Technology and Society will host “Enabling Biomedical Discoveries with Digital Data, Supercomputing and Visualization” on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 5:45 p.m.
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Massive Black Hole Devours Headlines
Astrophysicist Karl Gebhardt made international headlines in late November with the discovery of the largest black hole in the universe, a behemoth that’s 17 billion times heavier than the Sun.
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Vintage Research
A chemistry professor and his team of undergraduate researchers are benefiting from $165,000 in funding from an unusual source: a class-action lawsuit over fraudulently labeled wine.
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Seven Faculty Members Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Seven faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS fellows are chosen annually by their peers to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
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Texas Astronomers Measure Most Massive, Most Unusual Black Hole Using Hobby-Eberly Telescope
Astronomers have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory to measure the mass of what may be the most massive black hole yet 17 billion times our sun’s mass in galaxy NGC 1277. The unusual black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy’s mass, rather than the usual…
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LBJ School Hosts Panels on Changing Demographics and Infrastructure Challenges as Part of Legislative Orientation
UT Austin and its LBJ School of Public Affairs will collaborate with the offices of Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to host the Pre-Session Legislative Conference.
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University of Texas Team Claims ‘Student Cluster Challenge’ Victory at SC12
A team of University of Texas at Austin undergraduates, mentored by staffers of the Texas Advanced Computing Center, won the seventh annual Student Cluster Competition this year at the Supercomputing ’12 (SC12) conference in Salt Lake City. SC12 has been the seminal international conference for high-performance computing (HPC) for the past 24 years.
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Reflect, Explain, Apply: Transforming Chem 301
Jimmy Wadman went from failing to teaching in Chemistry 301, a course transformed from massive lecture to interactive experience. Watch his story.
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New Tools for Teaching Ethics
Teachers and students now have new ways to explore ethical lessons, thanks to a video series created by the McCombs School of Business.
