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- Behind the Scenes of HistoryInstead of merely watching the Inauguration on Jan. 21, two journalism grad students were in the thick of the
- Biography Captures Ann Richards’ SpiritAuthor Jan Reid's comprehensive book, "Let the People In," published by The University of Texas Press, tells a
- Blanton Celebrates 50th with Gala, Tower LightingThe Blanton Museum of Art celebrates its 50th anniversary Feb. 16 with a golden jubilee gala and a special tow
- Books Under the MicroscopeDo you remember the first time you saw a microscopic image of a fly? Those huge eyes, the tiny hairs, the deli
- Coming Attraction: UT3D ProgramComing soon to radio-television-film students: UT3D, the first-of-its-kind 3-D production curriculum in the co
- Creativity in the Face of DeathThe Contemporary Resonance of Terezín “Creativity in the Face of Death,” a three-day symposium, will explore t
- Dean Young Named 2014 Texas State Poet LaureateA line from his poem Age of Discovery inspired this image. "...I wake to a snow that seems falling faster than
- Digital Journalism: Bringing Apps to LifeKeep your eyes on the Apple App Store. Five new apps created by journalism and computer science students are a
- Film Shares Architect’s Mission for African SchoolsTake a moment and think back to junior high school. Classrooms without lighting, one dictionary for the entire
- George W. Bush: Behind the Scenes“Front Row Seat” offers an extraordinary collection of images of the 43rd president by former Chief White Hous
- Headliners: Invisibility, Immigration, InnovationWired magazine discovered engineering professor Andrea Alù’s invisibility cloak. [Image by Leo Reynolds, via F
- Learning the Artists’ WayIt's not every day that you see a two-story structure built inside a gallery. But this spring's artists-in-res
- Life Lessons from the Great BooksThe Thomas Jefferson Center introduces students to the Great Books, a keystone of liberal arts education. Lear
- Maya Scholar Debunks World-Ending MythDec. 21, 2012, was a meaningful date to the ancient Mayans, according to art historian David Stuart. But his r
- News to History Offers Window into U.S. PresidencyTapping into the Briscoe Center's vast photographic archive, a new exhibit spotlights public and private momen
- No Longer a Pipe DreamWhat has 1604 pipes, 2000 leather pouches and more than 10,000 parts in all? The newly restored pipe organ in
- Obama, Batteries, Vaccinations: UT in the NewsWhether sought for news about their research or for their insights and expertise, UT faculty are in demand by
- On Display: Works in ConversationUT's Blanton Museum of Art turns 50 this spring with a new exhibit of masterpieces owned by Longhorns. Take a
- The Summer 2012 Reading ListFrom the beach to the airport to an air conditioned refuge from the heat, summer is a time for reading. Here a
- Violent Reality: Gangs in PicturesDonna De Cesare has covered Central American gangs like a war correspondent. Her new book, "Un settled/Desasos
- Advertising Professors Rate Super Bowl AdsCheck out four reviews of this year’s Super Bowl ads, and join the Twitter conversation during the game. #SBAd
- Cooper Was Giant of Business EducationProfessor Emeritus William W. Cooper, an academic giant widely considered to be a father of management science
- Do business ethics scandals affect political campaigns?In this Elections 2012 analysis, McCombs School of Business Professor Robert Prentice discusses the impact of
- Faculty react to State of the UnionOn topics of energy, regulation and policy, politics and bank bailouts — our faculty members chime in after tu
- From ‘Technopolis’ to ‘Coopetition’John Sibley Butler director of the IC² Institute spoke on the Place-Based Innovation Plenary Panel at the 2012
- Headliners: In Defense of TelecommutingSociologist Jennifer Glass opines about telecommuting in the New York Times, Robert Chesney weighs in about dr
- High-stakes gas pricesA year-long surge in gasoline prices is shifting public opinions on a wide range of energy issues, according t
- Investing in the future of entrepreneurshipA $6 million gift from Fort Worth businessman and entrepreneur Jon Brumley will fund the growth of the Texas V
- Labor or leisure?A new economics study co-authored by Professor Daniel Hamermesh lends insight into how people spend their free
- Learning to InnovateInnovation is everywhere at the McCombs School of Business. Even leaving out the entrepreneurship-specific cou
- McCombs Team Wins FanTAXtic VictoryThe UT Tower will be lit Wednesday to celebrate a victory in the Deloitte FanTAXtic Case Competition. In winni
- New Tools for Teaching EthicsTeachers and students now have new ways to explore ethical lessons, thanks to a video series created by the Mc
- Taxing Spending: The Case For a National Consumption TaxIf Rodney Dangerfield were a tax form, he’d be a 1040: As the federal income tax nears its 100th birthday, nex
- The art and science of political adsThis election year, expect political advertising to continue to get more targeted and personalized, says Gover
- The consequences of Romney’s proposed minimum wage hikeDaniel Hamermesh Daniel Hamermesh is the Sue Killam Professor in the Foundations of Economics. A nationally-kn
- Tower Shines for Real Estate Challenge WinCongratulations to a team of Texas MBA students who won the UNC Real Estate Development Challenge on Feb. 15 i
- Turning Good Ideas Into Reality: What is Social Innovation?With more than half of new college graduates unemployed or underemployed, the future can seem bleak for young
- TweetocracyFor more than a year, Professor Sherri Greenberg of the LBJ School of Public Affairs and 17 of her students re
- UT Energy Poll Shows Divide on FrackingAmericans have fractured feelings about the natural gas boom. They want more of it produced at home, but they
- UT Racks Up Another High Ranking for ValueAfter a year focusing on the value of college education, UT enters 2013 with more recognition. UT has been nam
- 3…2…1…Liftoff!Members of the WIALD student group sent Bevo the Dragon and other payloads beyond the clouds, retrieving image
- ARMADILLO Wins National Satellite PrizeThe winning team from the university's Satellite Design Lab will be honored Feb. 4 with a tower lighting. Thei
- Bench to Bedside: Translational ScienceOn average, 24 years pass before a major scientific discovery makes its way from the laboratory to the patient
- Building a Better Hard DriveProfessors Grant Willson and Chris Ellison worked with students to develop a new technique for creating hard d
- Busted! Virus Caught Infecting CellTo infect a cell, a virus must be able to first find a suitable cell and then eject its genetic material into
- Conserving Documents After a Flood: Act QuicklyDamaged books from June 2012 flood at University of Wisconsin-Superior. [Photo courtesy University of Wisconsi
- Five Key Lessons (and Challenges) from the Great Texas DroughtScientists at UT-Austin are at the forefront of research to make the state better prepared for future water sh
- Goodenough, Bard Win National Medals of SciencePresident Obama awarded medals to not one but TWO University of Texas at Austin scientists! The tower will be
- Headliners: Arctic Ice and Disappearing LanguagesProfessor Ken Dunton talks about the changing arctic in a video picked up by The Atlantic. See the video and r
- How Much Should We Spend on Science?William Press delivered his presidential address to the AAAS last week, asking conference attendees to conside
- ICES Celebrates 10 Years, Honors O’DonnellsThe Tower will shine orange tonight to honor the renaming of ACES for Peter and Edith O'Donnell and the 10th a
- Massive Black Hole Devours HeadlinesThis image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1277 was taken with Hubble Space Telescope. This small, flattened galaxy c
- Reflect, Explain, Apply: Transforming Chem 301Jimmy Wadman went from failing to teaching in Chemistry 301, a course transformed from massive lecture to inte
- Skeletons in the Closet: Flesh Eating Beetles Pick the Bones CleanWarning: the following video contains graphic scenes that may not be suitable for younger viewers. No animals
- Texas Longhorn Genome DecodedTexas Longhorn cattle have a hybrid global ancestry, dating back through Columbus' voyages to the New World al
- Texas Unleashes Stampede for ScienceTACC's newest supercomputer, Stampede, enables scientists to tackle amazing new research. The Tower glows oran
- The Race is OnThe rubber hits the road at the brand new Circuit of the Americas this week. Check out the contributions of ar
- Vintage ResearchA chemistry professor and his team of undergraduate researchers are benefiting from $165,000 in funding from a
- Where the Girls Aren’tYoung women aren't avoiding math and science because of a lack of preparation, a new study says. This finding
- Willson Receives Japan PrizeC. Grant Willson, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, received the prestigious Japan Prize this w
- A memoir with heartTake a look at the life of world-renowned heart surgeon and alumnus Denton Cooley through photographs from his
- Advancing cancer research in Texas and beyondIn this video, Professor Tanya Paull explains how next-generation medicine may be able to combat cancer using
- Cracking the Genetic Code of Brain TumorsEvery tumor is unique genetically, and understanding that better could lead to the development of more persona
- Diagnosing DisparitiesProfessor champions equal access to breast cancer screening to save African American women's lives.
- Going organic?Lydia Steinman in the Department of Nutritional Sciences talks about the meditative joy of gardening and busts
- Happy Valentine’s Day to Me?One of the best ways to keep the love fires burning is first to be kinder to yourself, says education research
- How-To Video Shares Heart Disease ResearchICES researchers model a potential groundbreaking treatment for heart attacks, then create an animated video t
- Molecular Matchmaking for Drug DiscoveryStill from a video clip produced by the Computational Visualization Center at The University of Texas at Austi
- School (Lab) SchoolThe Child and Family Laboratory supports high-quality experiences for young kids and research and teaching for
- School of Human Ecology Celebrates CentennialFrom nutritional sciences and human development to textiles and apparel, the School of Human Ecology has a lot
- Stopping Cancer in its TracksFor those affected by cancer, it may seem as though the fight for the cure has been waged forever with no end
- The Pleasure PrincipleNew neuroscience research that shows cocaine abuse hijacks the brain's reward system could lead to new drug-th
- The power of the Internet over depressionTo fight depression among homebound adults, Social Work Professor Namkee Choi uses the video chat tool Skype a
- Twenty Years of Diabetes Research in the Rio Grande ValleyMany of the participants in Sharon Brown’s diabetes programs lived in colonias, makeshift communities without
- Undergraduate research: A valuable networking opportunityAs a School of Social Work student, a volunteer opportunity hooked alumna Bethany Berkeley Gartin on pursuing
- Anxiety in political advertisingIn this Elections 2012 analysis, Assistant Professor of Government Bethany Albertson explains how candidates t
- Beauty and the 2012 presidential raceEconomics Professor Daniel Hamermesh explains why beauty in politics matters less and less the more important
- Business, Higher Education, Civil Rights Groups Support University in Supreme Court CaseAmicus briefs have been filed with the United States Supreme Court in support of The University of Texas at Au
- Future Attorneys Provide Pro Bono ServiceLaw students traveled to the Rio Grande Valley in January to help undocumented immigrants apply for the Deferr
- Headliners: Tracking Energy in HollywoodFrom "Energy at the Movies" to bombing North Korea, the research and opinions of UT faculty members captured t
- Horns in AfricaAfrica has done the least to contribute to climate change but will suffer the most from it. LBJ School student
- How Romney is pressuring Santorum to exit the raceJournalism Professor Regina Lawrence explains how exit talk may affect the Republication presidential nominee
- Obama’s Reelection Chances by the NumbersDaniel Hamermesh Daniel Hamermesh is the Sue Killam Professor in the Foundations of Economics. A nationally kn
- Oil and governanceWith dissatisfaction about U.S. energy policies on the rise, experts explain just how much control the U.S. go
- On religion and politicsIn our latest Elections 2012 conversation, Professor Tom Tweed discusses religion, its role in politics and it
- Opening the Black Box on EducationThe LBJ School’s Center for Health and Social Policy examines high-stakes accountability and the future of Tex
- President Obama, the ladies’ manIn this Elections 2012 analysis, Government scholar Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto explains why the presumptive
- President Powers on Fisher Case BriefAUSTIN, Texas — Today, the University of Texas at Austin filed its brief to the United States Supreme Court as
- Subiendo Program Admits Students for 2013 AcademySubiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders has chosen 80 high school students for its annual summer program. The
- Supreme Court Case Puts Affirmative Action Issue Back in National Media SpotlightAs the U.S. Supreme Court convened its 2012 session Oct. 1, national media outlets previewed upcoming high-pro
- The Texas primary really does matterIn this Elections 2012 analysis, Center for Politics and Governance Director Sherri Greenberg discusses the im
- Tuning in to politicsIn our latest Elections 2012 analysis, Communication Studies Professor Natalie Stroud explains how our media c
- UT Law Mock Trial Team Wins National CompetitionThe team won the John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition for second time in three ye
- Voting trends of womenFor our Elections 2012 analysis, visiting scholar Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto discusses the voting trends of
- We are in the general nowIn this latest Elections 2012 analysis, Center for Politics and Governance Director Sherri Greenberg explains
- A New World PopeMexican history scholar Matthew Butler shares his insights about Catholicism in Latin America and the installa
- A Toy’s StoryMcCombs School students trace products on the shelves at Target all the way back to their source — the factori
- Building Global Community, Creating Local OpportunityDr. Ge Chen, assistant vice president of the university’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, and
- Converting pessimism into hopeUndergraduate researcher Ben Weiss used a Senate of College Councils grant to travel to Zambia and further his
- Foreign policy won’t impact the 2012 election? Think againForeign policy will factor into the November election despite the emphasis in this election cycle on the econo
- Getting ahead with online coursesContinuing and Innovative Education's University Extension lets students earn college credit from anywhere in
- Horns in AfricaA traditional African fishing dhow off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Christian Peratsakis came to the
- How primary is foreign policy?Even if foreign policy is a secondary concern to the economy in the upcoming election, events on the world sta
- International Experiences Take Students Out of Their “Bubbles”Through study abroad programs and a diverse population of international students and scholars, Longhorns are e
- Michener Grad’s Debut Among Year’s BestKevin Powers' novel about two soldiers in the Iraq War has garnered praise and prizes since its Sept. 11 relea
- Online Journalism: Pros and Cons of Digital DisruptionRecent news events have shone a spotlight on how technology affects the 24-hour news cycle, from inaccurate tw
- Strange politics and the role of journalistsJournalism Professor Tom Johnson asks, "When the going gets weird, should reporters be truth vigilantes?" He o
- Witnesses to civil rights era lifeAt the Briscoe Center, explore the historically significant photography by R.C. Hickman and Calivin Littlejohn
- 130th Commencement: Horns Up, Class of 2013!With music, fireworks, proud parents, an Olympic champion and thousands of cheering graduates, Saturday's cere
- 3…2…1…Liftoff!Members of the WIALD student group sent Bevo the Dragon and other payloads beyond the clouds, retrieving image
- Class of 2013: What Starts Here Changes the World (Seriously)Meet some outstanding members of the Class of 2013: After watching each video you'll have no doubt that Longho
- Dean Young Named 2014 Texas State Poet LaureateA line from his poem Age of Discovery inspired this image. "...I wake to a snow that seems falling faster than
- Digital Journalism: Bringing Apps to LifeKeep your eyes on the Apple App Store. Five new apps created by journalism and computer science students are a
- Eradicating Invaders at the Grand CanyonOne group of students spent spring break learning about invasive species and getting back to nature on a servi
- George W. Bush: Behind the Scenes“Front Row Seat” offers an extraordinary collection of images of the 43rd president by former Chief White Hous
- Headliners: Tracking Energy in HollywoodFrom "Energy at the Movies" to bombing North Korea, the research and opinions of UT faculty members captured t
- Landmarks: Art on The Forty AcresWhile you're wandering through campus this Commencement week, take a moment to notice the public art from the
- Online Journalism: Pros and Cons of Digital DisruptionRecent news events have shone a spotlight on how technology affects the 24-hour news cycle, from inaccurate tw
- Subiendo Program Admits Students for 2013 AcademySubiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders has chosen 80 high school students for its annual summer program. The
- Tower Lights Darken for UT RemembersAs part of UT Remembers, the Tower will be dark May 3 in remembrance of members of the university community wh
- Tower Orange for Three Sport ClubsTexas Quidditch, Longhorn Powerlifting and Texas Rock Climbing won national championships in April, so the Tow
- Tower Shines for Men’s GolfThe top-seeded Longhorns won its fourth Big 12 Men's Golf Championship on Wednesday. The Tower shines burnt or
- Tower Shines for National Academies InducteesFive university professors and two alumni have been inducted into three national academies. May 7 the Tower gl
- Tower Shines to Honor UT StaffersThe Tower will glow orange April 23 in honor of the President's Staff Awards, which recognizes the invaluable
- UT Law Mock Trial Team Wins National CompetitionThe team won the John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition for second time in three ye
- UT Tower Shines May 1 for Women’s TennisThe women's tennis team won its second consecutive Big 12 Championship April 28. Breaunna Addison was named mo
- Violent Reality: Gangs in PicturesDonna De Cesare has covered Central American gangs like a war correspondent. Her new book, "Un settled/Desasos
- Willson Receives Japan PrizeC. Grant Willson, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, received the prestigious Japan Prize this w
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