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Freshmen step up in research realm

In this video, biology student Holli Duhon says participating in the Freshman Research Initiative allowed her to be innovative in a lab setting.
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Ranking Seeks to Protect Internet Users from Data Theft by Exposing Flagrant Spam Havens

The Center for Research in Economic Commerce (CREC) at The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled an initiative called SpamRankings.net, designed to protect Internet users by identifying major havens for spam.
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Tech Industry Companies to Support June 13 Health Privacy Summit in D.C.

Organizers of the upcoming Health Privacy Summit, “Getting IT Right: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Wired World” scheduled for June 13 in Washington D.C., today announced seven leading technology industry sponsors of the day-long conference: Microsoft; Jericho Systems; Oracle; Dell; ID Experts; Vir-Sec, and e-MDs Inc.
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The University of Texas at Austin Celebrates Completion of Austin’s Largest Solar Power System

Event: The University of Texas at Austin and its Facilities Services Department mark the completion of a solar power system installed on the J. J. Pickle Research Campus (PRC). When: 10:30 a.m., June 2
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Texas Voters’ Top Concerns Remain Economy, Border Security, Immigration, Poll Says

Texas voters believe the most pressing issues facing the country are economic, while the most important problems facing Texas are border security and immigration, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll released this week.
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Aerospace Engineering Professor Elected to United Kingdom’s Royal Society

Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Thomas J. R.
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Texans Support Budget Cuts, But Not Cuts in Social Services, Public Education, Poll Says

As the state legislative session nears its end, a majority of Texas voters continue to support cutting the state budget, but do not back specific cuts to education and social programs that have taken center stage at the Capitol, according to a University of Texas at Austin/Texas Tribune poll.
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U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says

Report urges U.S. to increase combination of carbon capture and storage with enhanced oil recovery to increase domestic oil production while curbing emissions of carbon dioxide.
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Nobel Prize Winner Wieman Delivers Plenary Talk at UTeach Conference

Event: “A Scientific Approach to Learning and Teaching Science,” a plenary talk by Nobel Prize recipient Carl Wieman and kick off for the annual national UTeach conference When: 12:45 p.m., May 24
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Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell

Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science by paleontologists from The University of Texas at Austin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History and St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.
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Pharmacy Doctoral Candidate Millidhashni Reddy Wins $10,000 Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Millidhashni Reddy, a College of Pharmacy doctoral candidate at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $10,000 Michael H. Granof Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the Graduate School/University Co-op Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education.
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Class of 2011: A row of obstacles

The memory of graduating student Colby Lowrey’s mom pushes the McCombs School of Business graduate to the finish line.