Research
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Why border enforcement and amnesty proponents can’t compromise
In this eighth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Gary Freeman, chair of the Department of Government, discusses the problems of an immigration policy focused more on family reunification than on bringing highly skilled workers to the nation.
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The challenges with the family migration policy
In this eighth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Gary Freeman, chair of the Department of Government, discusses the problems of an immigration policy focused more on family reunification than on bringing highly skilled workers to the nation.
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Why young voters’ participation matters at mid-term
Despite the fact that the 2010 mid-term elections are not on young voters’ minds, there are at least three reasons they should make it a priority: respect, self-interest and civic responsibility.
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Agreeing to disagree: The difference between talking at and talking with someone else
Public discourse is no longer about conversation. That is a real shame. We have gotten used to speeches and sound bites. Even when individuals with opposing views appear on TV or the radio, they tend not to talk with each other. They simply talk near each other.
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Landscape for Life Helps Homeowners Create Healthy, Beautiful Gardens
A new Web site developed by the United States Botanic Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin brings homeowners comprehensive, accessible advice on creating nature-friendly, sustainable landscapes at home, no matter where they live.
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Staying on top of local elections is only a mouse click away
Trends favoring cable over local news make it conceivable that citizens will increasingly know more about races in distant states where they’re unable to vote than races that will appear on their Nov. 2 ballot, but you can beat the information gap by accessing local election news online.
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How you reorder sentences can predict recurrence of depression, study shows
When word got out that actor Owen Wilson, best known for his comedic roles, had tried to commit suicide and suffered from depression, people were stunned. Who would have thought? He seemed fine. For that matter, he seemed on top of the world.
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Education Professors Invent Soccer Game to Spark Students’ Interest in Engineering, Computer Science
An interactive, computer soccer game designed to spur middle and high school students’ interest in computer science and engineering and teach basic computer programming skills has been developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Will Americans channel their anger on Election Day?
Americans are angry with the state of U.S. political affairs. Two sets of these angry Americans are the Tea Party supporters and those who see the federal government as utterly dysfunctional. On Election Day, can the second set of folks check the anger of the first?
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Affluence, violence and U.S. foreign policy
The United States is the most affluent nation — and has the largest military — in the history of the world. Might those two facts be connected? Might that question be relevant in foreign policy debates?
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Dr. David Blumenthal, Health Information Technology National Coordinator, Visits Health IT Program at The University of Texas at Austin
Event: David Blumenthal, M.D., the national coordinator for Health Information Technology, will hold a press conference at The University of Texas at Austin’s Health Information Technology Learning Laboratory at the Clinical Education Center at University Medical Center Brack
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The effect of corporate cash on the 2010 elections
The upcoming elections are the first time that corporate funds can be legally used to expressly advocate the election or defeat of specific candidates.
