Research
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University of Texas at Austin Supercomputing Center to Receive $10 Million in Private Funding
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced it has received a commitment of $10 million from the O’Donnell Foundation to advance data-driven science, also called data-enabled or data-intensive science.
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Law students take Pro Bono Pledge
Tina Fernandez, director of the School of Law’s Pro Bono Program, discusses the impact of student volunteer work in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
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American presidents, up close and personal
The College of Education’s Presidential Timeline puts the digitized assets of presidential libraries in the hands of students and educators across the globe.
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Santorum Dominates Texas Primary Poll
If the 2012 Texas Republican primary for president were held today, Rick Santorum would best his rivals by a wide margin, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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The art and science of political ads
This election year, expect political advertising to get more targeted and personalized, says Government scholar Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto.
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Computer Scientist Developing Intersections of the Future With Fully Autonomous Vehicles
Intersections of the future will not need stop lights or stop signs, but will look like a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless, autonomous cars slipping past one another as they are managed by a virtual traffic controller, says computer scientist Peter Stone.
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Elections 2012: University experts weigh in on the issues
The 2012 election season is promising to be one of the most unpredictable cycles in recent history. Experts from across the university analyze the politics and the issues here.
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The Aspen Institute Announces LBJ School Professor Chris King as Ascend Fellow
The Aspen Institute announced yesterday that Christopher King, director of the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas at Austin, will be in the inaugural class of its Ascend Fellowship program. The Ascend Fellows are a select group of 20 leaders from across the country who are pioneering…
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Marine Scientists Awarded Grant to Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Marine scientist Deana Erdner is part of an international team of researchers awarded an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to study the causes of ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world.
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Independent voter myths, super PACs and more
In this video, Government Professor Daron Shaw talks about the trouble with super PACs, Independent swing voters and predictions on the 2012 presidential and Senate elections.
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Shell Oil Company Invests Nearly $4 Million in The University of Texas at Austin
Shell Oil Company executives visited The University of Texas at Austin on Friday, Feb. 10, to present a check in the amount of $3,963,250, representing the company’s investment in the university for the year.
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Strange politics and the role of journalists
Journalism Professor Tom Johnson offers three solutions to a hot elections question: “When the going gets weird, should reporters be truth vigilantes?”
