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Luce Scholar improves lives of kids with prosthetics
Inspired by the courage of children who use prosthetics, Luce Scholar C.J. Stanfill is helping improve their lives with his doctoral research.
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- A day to rememberA new play by Courtney Sale, an M.F.A. directing candidate, channels peoples' emotions and questions post-9/11
- A glimpse into J. M. Coetzee’s bound draftsThe literature curator from the Ransom Center combed through the archive of Nobel Prize-winning writer and alu
- All the world’s a stageThe International Relations and Global Studies major, the fastest growing major in the College of Liberal Arts
- Concerted effortIn the live music capital, Texas Performing Arts is composing a contemporary vision for classical music perfor
- Dig thisFor three College of Liberal Arts undergraduates, conducting research with professors helped them discover wha
- Digitizing the pastCollaborating with the Texas Advanced Computing Center, Assistant Professor Adam Rabinowitz and his team work
- Examining the unexplainedJoshua Gunn, associate professor of communication studies, reveals why we're so intrigued by stories of the su
- Humanities and the militaryMiddle Eastern Studies scholars trained soldiers bound for Afghanistan in a recent role-playing language and c
- Music alumnus pens New York Times essay on AIDS cureFrom a music career to CEO of an AIDS research nonprofit, alumnus Kevin Robert Frost describes his journey in
- Professor Aaron Bar-Adon created Hebrew linguistics fieldThe scholar and teacher was elected to the Academy of the Hebrew Language in November for his seminal contribu
- Quilts offer help for the healingThe Reflections on 9/11 Quilt Collection at the Briscoe Center features artistic messages of hope, sympathy, l
- Speaking up for Arab AmericansWhat Assistant Professor Germine Awad experienced after Sept. 11, 2001 altered the focus of her research on pr
- Students dive into language, cultureA new summer language immersion program offered students a head start at language study and a hands-on approac
- The El Anatsui install at BlantonIn this behind the scenes video, artists, curators and more work together to install the "El Anatsui: When I L
- The art of the letterIn the Harry Ransom Center collections, a letter's illustrations can be revealing. This story highlights lette
- The contours of human lifePauline Strong, Humanities Institute director and associate professor of anthropology, shares how education ca
- The gospels in rewriteClassics and Religious Studies Professor L. Michael White won the Hamilton Book Awards Grand Prize for his sch
- The legacy of an organist and professorThe passion Gerre Hancock exuded for the organ is center stage in this video for the Longhorn Network. Hancock
- The write stuffIn this Longhorn Network academic content preview, watch how the Heart of Texas Writing Project helps teachers
- Undergraduate research: Helping define career goalsEach month on Know the Senate of College Councils will shine the spotlight on one undergraduate researcher. Th
- A toy's storyBusiness students follow a doll's journey backward from an Austin Target store to factories in China.
- Alumnus builds eclectic business off the gridIndustrial Country Market is a roadside attraction near Columbus. It’s the business venture of alumnus Andrew
- Another side of HaitiIn January 2011, an interdisciplinary team of students traveled to Haiti to identify community needs and strat
- Buyer bewareTwo university researchers warn shoppers to beware of gifts that cause them to feel uncomfortable about their
- Forecasting the Republican presidential primariesIn this video, Professor Jeremi Suri responds to questions about the Republican primary, the presidential elec
- Ghost peopleFrom "dead time" to "creeping inflation," terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre
- Lack of broadband has crippling effectBroadband Internet isn't just something nice to have. Without it, rural communities could be crippled economic
- Making the human connection in businessWhen Accounting Professor Eric Hirst met Thando, a tour guide in South Africa, what he learned went beyond the
- Measuring energy efficiency at homeIn this video, Associate Professor Jeff Siegel uses the UTest House to show how small energy saving decisions
- Poll: Americans aren’t optimistic about energyAs the first ongoing and nonpartisan measure of how Americans think and behave about energy, the Energy Poll r
- Skeleton crewFrom "dead time" to "creeping inflation," terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre
- Student entrepreneurs give a hootA team of students from the College of Natural Sciences and McCombs School of Business started Hoot.me, an app
- Student mentor and animal championLouise Epstein, McCombs School, is applying her skills as an entrepreneur to help pass a bill during the 2011
- The art of giving upAn obsession with success can have negative side effects on what arguably matters even more in life: being hap
- The big question in sustainable developmentArchitecture Professor Steven Moore says affordable housing not only provides places for people to live, it ca
- The deficit dilemmaHow big is our nation's debt? What does it mean for our economy? How drastic are the solutions? Faculty member
- The economics of Prop 8Professor Daniel Hamermesh served as an expert witness for the legal team challenging Prop 8. Watch as he disc
- The next big thingThe university has renewed its entrepreneurial spirit, creating an extensive support system for aspiring entre
- The science of generosityAny altruistic act contributes to a well-functioning society. But what makes people give? Social scientists ar
- Zombie institutionsFrom "dead time" to "creeping inflation," terrifying terms are explained by fearless faculty from the Macabre
- Europa’s “chaos terrain”Scientists at the university's Institute for Geophysics find evidence for a "Great Lake" on Europa and a poten
- Examining Haiti’s infrastructure post-quakeTwo years ago a catastrophic earthquake ravaged Haiti. Professors from the Cockrell School were among a team o
- Extinguishing fearPsychology researchers aim to help military veterans combat PTSD by pairing a memory-enhancing drug with prolo
- Fuels from the sunChemist Allen Bard looks to harness the power of sunlight to produce fuels that can substitute for oil.
- Inside the VislabIn this preview of the Longhorn Network's academic, cultural and campus life content, take a tour of UT's dram
- Meet a Game Changer: Lauren Ancel MeyersIn this video, the mathematical epidemiologist reveals why she's so passionate about studying the spread and c
- Momentum builds at UT for sustainability initiativesLast year’s UT Campus Sustainability Symposium bolstered growing support for sustainability-related projects a
- Photographing a hidden worldGeologist Peter Flaig, of the Jackson School of Geosciences, went to Antarctica in search of fossils. Surround
- Prosthetic devices give injured troops a second chanceMechanical Engineering Professor Rick Neptune is building prosthetic devices that improve functional mobility,
- Protecting bridges from terrorist attacksIn the 10 years since Sept. 11, engineers like Associate Professor Eric Williamson are designing structures an
- Re-inventing excellenceEngineers John Goodenough and Adam Heller, named as the university's Inventors of the Year, discuss the import
- Science Study Break takes on “Feynman”Watch nuclear engineer, librarian and comics writer Jim Ottaviani discuss his graphic novel biography of the N
- Science in the headlampJamie Austin, of the university's Institute for Geophysics, explores the sea with a live global audience. Join
- Simulating the universe for movie fansAstronomy Professor Volker Bromm talks about the cosmic dark ages and first light and how his research was tap
- Supercomputing with AustinManWith the help of the university's supercomputing power, researchers explore the health risks of wireless devic
- The big question in the evolution of materialsEngineering Professor Rod Ruoff describes many of the exciting ways new carbon materials, such as ultrathin gr
- The big question in transportationWe hear a lot of doom-and-gloom about the future. The world will be too hot, too crowded. There will be too fe
- The mysteries of fossils, rocks and artifactsIn this video, Texas Natural Science Center experts help visitors of all ages identify natural objects they've
- The wonder materialIn this video, Engineering Professor Rod Ruoff demonstrates the promising new material graphene. With its vast
- Worms may hold the key to fighting Parkinson’s diseaseResearchers have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, for identifying drugs that may help pe
- A memoir with heartTake a look at the life of world-renowned heart surgeon and alumnus Denton Cooley through photographs from his
- Aging in America: The Latino perspectiveFor the growing population of elderly Latinos, the future is particularly uncertain. Professor Jacqueline Ange
- Answering the callWith $3 million from the St. David's Foundation, the School of Nursing will improve the health of underserved
- Challenging a woman’s role in medicineAlumna Sue Ellen Young Knolle was determined to pursue medical school after graduating from UT in the '60s, de
- Class of 2011: Heritage of hard workGraduating student Joe Malacara is a former migrant worker who followed his mentor’s path to a pharmacy career
- Doctoral Student works to diagnose hearing impairments in childrenMichelle Hsieh, a communication sciences and disorders doctoral student, is applying cutting-edge audiology re
- Finding your mojoBefore her on-campus talk, Dr. Lissa Rankin shares some of her thoughts on true wellness, the medical field an
- Improving surgical outcomes for children, cancer patientsEngineering faculty and students are using 3-D imaging technology to better help cancer patients and children
- Make smarter, positive New Year’s resolutionsIt's not you, it's the resolutions you make. Psychologist Art Markman says to focus on positive resolutions in
- Opinion: Mental health and violenceProfessor King Davis offers a historical perspective on the publicly held assumption that mental illness is al
- Professor’s blood flow model offers life-saving solutionsThree-dimensional blood flow medical images pioneered by Engineering Professor Thomas Hughes can improve the s
- Researcher's invention improves breast cancer detectionBreast cancer affects nearly one out of eight American women. Of those women, around 40 percent undergo more t
- Restoring justiceDr. Marilyn Armour, graduate students and community members share how mediation programs can help victims heal
- Supporting the survivorsElizabeth Pomeroy, co-director of the Institute for Grief, Loss and Family Survival, discusses an approach to
- The air insideProfessor Richard Corsi, an indoor air quality expert, shares why scented candles and other common household p
- The big questionBiomedical Engineering Professor Christine Schmidt describes how advancements in biomedicine will make the wor
- The big question in Africa’s climate vulnerabilityAssistant Professor of Public Affairs Josh Busby focuses on climate change vulnerability in Africa and how enh
- To spank or not to spank: Is it still a question?Human Ecology Professor Elizabeth Gershoff delves into the impact of spanking on children and explains why it'
- Undergraduate research: An eye-opening experienceEach month on Know the Senate of College Councils will shine the spotlight on one undergraduate researcher. Th
- Understanding alternative medicine useIn this Q-and-A, pharmacy student Saadia Ali discusses her research on Complementary Alternative Medicine and
- And then there were fourProfessor Jeremi Suri analyzes the remaining Republican candidates after the South Carolina primary and their
- Bias in our media choicesIn this video, Communication Studies Assistant Professor Natalie Jomini Stroud responds to questions about how
- Blogging IraqBefore coming to The University of Texas at Austin to study government, Ali Rawaf was a political blogger in I
- Curbing the illegal immigration of Mexico laborersIn this tenth installment of the "Border Views" video series, Martha Menchaca, professor in the Department of
- Different voter models, different poll resultsThe Republican advantage in enthusiasm and intensity continues to pose serious obstacles to Democratic gains i
- Everything's tougher in TexasThis Know series explores different perspectives on the modern prison system and how it ties into history, rac
- History repeats itself with birthright movementIn this tenth installment of the "Border Views" video series, Martha Menchaca, professor in the Department of
- In Texas prisons, violence and racism reignJorge Antonio Renaud, a graduate student in the School of Social Work, writes about what the Texas prison syst
- Learning comes alive for students in D.C. programProfessor Kate Weaver responds to questions about the LBJ School's new Washington Program and the advantages o
- Noticing patterns in residency and naturalizationIn this tenth installment of the "Border Views" video series, Martha Menchaca, professor in the Department of
- Opinion: Research vital to economic growthRaymond Orbach, director of the Energy Institute watched "with a mixture of astonishment and dismay" when the
- Politics and minority influenceInvestigating an area that many political scholars have overlooked, Assistant Professor Jason Casellas examine
- Researchers predict what will build a better futureIn this series, called The Big Question, University of Texas at Austin faculty experts respond to the question
- Texas' love affair with incarcerationMichele Deitch, an expert on criminal justice policy, argues that Texas' incarceration policies have shaped Am
- The big question in global affairsAssociate Professor of Public Affairs Alan Kuperman says the spread of nonviolent resistance movements could l
- The changing policy landscape after 9/11Graduate students in the Lyndon B. Johnson School offer their perspective on how policy issues such as immigra
- The rallying cry of Newt GingrichIn this video, Government faculty James Henson and Sean Theriault discuss the rise of a viable Republican pres
- Tracking historical trends in CongressPolitical scientists and information technology leaders at the university have developed a powerful new databa
- Transforming the Texas prison systemMary Crouter, assistant director of the William Wayne Justice Center at the School of Law, writes about Judge
- What "Schoolhouse Rock" didn't teach youProject Vote Smart’s Key Votes program builds knowledge of the legislative process beyond the "Schoolhouse Roc
- "Friending" freedomAnita Husen is a graduate student in Arabic Studies. She writes about the role Egyptian youth and social netwo
- All against oneHadiel Nawaz is a psychology junior who grew up in Alexandria and Cairo. She said the news of Mubarak's resign
- Baseball Front Offices Slow To Trust Independent Bloggers, Research ShowsJournalism grad student researches media credentialing among sports teams.
- Building a better planetOur planet is vulnerable. Urbanization, population growth, natural and man-made disasters contribute to our fr
- Building independenceArchitecture students design a new green complex to bring education, clean water and sustainable food sources
- Documenting the rich and famousBestselling novelist and Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne donated his personal and professional documents to
- Food for thoughtAmerican Studies Associate Professor Elizabeth Engelhardt serves up stories on Southern food culture just in t
- Immigration debate not defined by partisan politicsIn this sixth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Veronica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center
- Impact of undocumented workers on unemploymentIn this sixth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Veronica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center
- Influence and reform of birthright citizenship in U.S.In this sixth installment of the “Border Views” video series, Veronica Vargas Stidvent, director of the Center
- Is America safer since 9/11?Professor Ami Pedahzur offers several good reasons why the United States should feel confident and optimistic
- Longhorns in Leeds: Students blog from abroadCheck out the new blog "Longhorns in Leeds" and travel vicariously through a group of sociology students study
- Opinion: The road ahead in LibyaJeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, shares his thoughts on how Libya ca
- Pakistan floods rival earthquakes, tsunamis in severityNo one could imagine that the water-deprived, thirsty land of Pakistan would see massive devastation due to an
- Posada with a twist at UT ElementaryThe University of Texas Elementary school adds global flair to a traditional holiday celebration.
- Reporting ChinaSixteen students spent four weeks in China navigating the ins and outs of international reporting. View a sele
- Student perspectives: Egypt unrestThe world was watching as protests erupted in Egypt. But for these three UT students with close connections to
- Student teaches and inspires youth in PeruSophomore Armando Vera used an Undergraduate Studies grant to teach Peruvian children English ... and the "Hoo
- Student uses UGS grant to teach English in PeruThe full Q-and-A with Armando Vera, the inaugural recipient of the UGS Exploration Experience Grant.
- Witness to a revolutionSenior Jordan Bellquist was studying abroad in Alexandria, Egypt when the riots broke out.
- A memoir with heartTake a look at the life of world-renowned heart surgeon and alumnus Denton Cooley through photographs from his
- A serendipitous giftNursing graduate Trina Sommerlatte made more than a good first impression on donors and alumni Claud and Mary
- All the world’s a stageThe International Relations and Global Studies major, the fastest growing major in the College of Liberal Arts
- And then there were fourProfessor Jeremi Suri analyzes the remaining Republican candidates after the South Carolina primary and their
- Bias in our media choicesIn this video, Communication Studies Assistant Professor Natalie Jomini Stroud responds to questions about how
- Capturing the life of a leader in photosThe university's Briscoe Center holds the Flip Schulke Photographic Archive, which contains the largest known
- Examining Haiti’s infrastructure post-quakeTwo years ago a catastrophic earthquake ravaged Haiti. Professors from the Cockrell School were among a team o
- Forecasting the Republican presidential primariesIn this video, Professor Jeremi Suri responds to questions about the Republican primary, the presidential elec
- Gaining the edge on graduate schoolThe Pre-Graduate School Internship through Intellectual Entrepreneurship taught senior Ashley Garcia an enthus
- Headed to the Holiday BowlWatch a slideshow of season highlights in anticipation of the 2011 Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl on Dec.
- Make smarter, positive New Year’s resolutionsIt's not you, it's the resolutions you make. Psychologist Art Markman says to focus on positive resolutions in
- Measuring energy efficiency at homeIn this video, Associate Professor Jeff Siegel uses the UTest House to show how small energy saving decisions
- Meet a Game Changer: Lauren Ancel MeyersIn this video, the mathematical epidemiologist reveals why she's so passionate about studying the spread and c
- The El Anatsui install at BlantonIn this behind the scenes video, artists, curators and more work together to install the "El Anatsui: When I L
- The Project expands to Texas Exes’ chapters nationwideThe university's largest day of service on Feb. 25 is branching out this year to include alumni around the nat
- The legacy of an organist and professorThe passion Gerre Hancock exuded for the organ is center stage in this video for the Longhorn Network. Hancock
- The mysteries of fossils, rocks and artifactsIn this video, Texas Natural Science Center experts help visitors of all ages identify natural objects they've
- The rallying cry of Newt GingrichIn this video, Government faculty James Henson and Sean Theriault discuss the rise of a viable Republican pres
- The science of generosityAny altruistic act contributes to a well-functioning society. But what makes people give? Social scientists ar
- Tower shines orange tonightThe Tower lights on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 24 will recognize professors Luis Caffarelli, Ivo M. Babusk
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