Research
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The economy is the crux of November’s elections
In the 1992 presidential election race the Clinton camp mocked President George H.W. Bush’s inability to understand his falling popularity with the memorable phrase “it’s the economy, stupid.” It is funny how history has a nasty way of repeating itself.
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The uncooperative Democrats and their tax cuts disaster
The Democrats blew it. With the plan to make the 2001 Bush tax cuts permanent for the middle class, they had a chance to change the narrative for the 2010 elections. But, alas, amid disunity in their own ranks, the Democrats retreated to their constituencies, promising to take up the issue after the election.
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Economic policy as if people mattered
When politicians talk economics these days, they argue a lot about the budget deficit. That’s crucial to our economic future, but in the contemporary workplace there’s an equally threatening problem — the democracy deficit.
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Tower shines orange tonight
The Tower will be lighted orange Thursday, Oct. 7 to recognize the Texas MBA Energy Finance Group’s victory at the 6th annual National Energy Finance Challenge, hosted by the McCombs School of Business.
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The “No Debate” debate
Using online communications outlets on their own terms, political candidates no longer see an advantage to engaging their challengers in more traditional televised debates. This “No Debate” debate approach signals a new era in campaigns nationwide.
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Skin Color Linked to Social Inequality in Contemporary Mexico, Study Shows
Despite the popular, state-sponsored ideology that denies the existence of prejudice based on racial or skin color differences in Mexico, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin provides evidence of profound social inequality by skin color.
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New Fossil Suggests Dinosaurs Not So Fierce After All
A new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species, but by taking advantage of a natural catastrophe that wiped out their competitors.
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University of Texas at Austin to Host Biomedical Engineering Meeting, Oct. 6-9
The nation’s leading experts in biomedical engineering will meet in Austin Oct. 6-9 to network with top faculty and students from around the world, collaborate on new research and discuss the future of biomedical engineering, one of the fastest growing fields in the nation.
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Conference to Address $1.7 Billion Federal Community Development Block Grant Settlement, Fair Housing Issues in Texas
Event: “Race, Place, and Fair Housing in Texas: A Statewide Conference,” hosted by the Community Development Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law.
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Mid-term elections: Faculty experts provide their analysis
Each week day during October, faculty experts will discuss local, state and national political issues in anticipation of the upcoming mid-term elections in November.
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Dissecting the polls in the Perry-White race
The low-key politics of summer campaigning are giving way to the traditional post-Labor Day transition into the more active, public phase of the gubernatorial campaign.
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Training professors to write grant proposals, win research dollars
Like many young faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin, psychologist Paige Harden has big, cutting-edge research ideas.
