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University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center and National Science Foundation to Announce Major Grant to Advance Scientific Research

EVENT: News conference to announce National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded grant for The University of Texas at Austin WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22. Representatives of the media invited.
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NSF Grant to Help Identify New Teaching Methods to Retain Women in Computing and IT

Dr. Lecia Barker, research associate professor in the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin, received a grant of $442,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the adoption of teaching practices for retaining women in computing and information technology (IT) degrees and fields.
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Older Adults Make Smarter Decisions That Lead to Long-Term Gains, Study Shows

Many people believe getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making, but a new study from psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas AandM University suggests older adults are far better at making choices that lead to long-term gain.
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Statoil Signs $5 Million Partnership with The University of Texas at Austin

International energy company Statoil has signed an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin to fund $5 million of research over five years focusing on geology, geophysics and petroleum engineering.
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AustinWoman Publisher Melinda Garvey Named Entrepreneur-in-Residence at McCombs School

Melinda Garvey, owner and publisher of AustinWoman magazine, has been named Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, a yearlong appointment that began Sept. 1.
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Shell Partners with UT Austin to Pursue New Solutions to Unlock Gas Resources

Shell and The University of Texas at Austin today signed a five-year agreement to invest $7.5 million to address short- and long-term challenges facing the growing worldwide unconventional oil and gas industry.
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One of the Largest Facilities For Growing Algae for Biofuels Opens at The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with AlgEternal Technologies and Georg Fischer Piping Systems, has officially opened one of the largest of-its-kind algae growth demonstration facilities for biofuels in the country.
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Protecting bridges from terrorist attacks

In the decade since 9/11, Engineering Associate Professor Eric Williamson has been designing structures that are safer and more resistant to collapsing.
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Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly A Hybrid Species Of Two Other Swallowtails, Scientists Find

Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in the animal world, biologists from The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have found.
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University of Texas at Austin and Shell to Announce New Research Partnership

For Planning Purposes Only: Information Embargoed Until Sept. 13 Event: Announcement and signing of new research agreement between Shell and The University of Texas at Austin.
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Engineering, Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF Grant to Study Materials Critical for New Technologies

Faculty at The University of Texas at Austin have been awarded a nearly $3 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation to study materials that are vital to the development of a broad range of technologies, including everything from cell phones to large-scale energy storage.
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The changing policy landscape after 9/11

Graduate students offer their perspectives on how policy issues such as immigration and national security have evolved over the last decade.