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Plants ‘Remember’ Winter to Bloom in Spring With Help of Special Molecule

The role a key molecule plays in a plant’s ability to remember winter, and therefore bloom in the spring, has been identified by University of Texas at Austin scientists.
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Buyer beware

Two university researchers warn shoppers to beware of gifts that cause them to feel uncomfortable about their own identity.
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Nobel Prize Winner to Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of $3 Billion Cancer Institute

Event: Dr. Alfred Gilman, chief scientific officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), will discuss the institute’s challenges and opportunities.
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LBJ School Hosts Policy Session on Health Care and Transportation as Part of Biennial Texas Legislature New Member Orientation

The University of Texas at Austin and its Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will collaborate with the offices of the Texas speaker of the house and lieutenant governor to host a Pre-Session Legislative Conference, an orientation for new members of the state legislature.
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Seeing dark matter in the ice

Buried beneath the Antarctic may lie answers to one of the great questions confronting 21st century astrophysics: What is dark matter?
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K&N Management Celebrates Malcolm Baldrige Award by Creating Scholarship at McCombs School

Local restaurant company KandN Management has announced a $10,000 endowment to the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin to celebrate the company’s recognition as a recipient of the nation’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence.
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Declining Energy Quality Could Be a Root Cause of Current Recession

An overlooked cause of the economic recession in the United States is a decade long decline in the quality of the nation’s energy supply, often measured as the amount of energy we get out for a given energy input, says energy expert Carey King of The University of Texas at Austin.
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A toy’s story

Business students follow a doll’s journey backward from an Austin Target store to factories in China.
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Online Database Tracks Congressional, Presidential and Public Priorities

As a new Congress prepares to take office, a powerful online tool from University of Texas at Austin political scientists can help answer questions about lawmakers’ shifting focus over time, differences between Republican and Democratic priorities and whether wave elections correlate with policy changes in Washington.
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Study: Social Media Strengthen Social Ties, Various Demographics Engage Differently

Contrary to popular opinion, Facebook is making us more social, albeit in ways unique to the digital age, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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First Fulbright Visiting Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy Named

Oswaldo dos Santos Lucon has been awarded the first Fulbright Visiting Professorship in Environmental Sciences and Policy for the spring semester of the 20102011 academic year.
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Everything’s tougher in Texas

This Know series explores different perspectives on the modern prison system and how it ties into history, race and contemporary policy with an emphasis on Texas.