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Why Federal Support is Critical for Basic Research

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Kitty L. Milliken, MA ’77, PhD ’85, is a senior research scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of...

 
 

UT Professor Lisa Moore: Put a Woman on the $20 Bill

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Lisa L. Moore is professor of English and women’s and gender studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Hillary Clinton’s recent official announcement that...

 
 

Todd Humphreys: Don’t Overregulate Drones

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Todd Humphreys is an assistant professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at...

 
 

What the Paris Attack Can Teach Us about Freedom of Expression

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John W. Traphagan is a professor of religious studies at UT-Austin. The recent events in Paris have been rightly interpreted not simply as an act of terrorism,...

 
 

UT Nurses: Mandatory Quarantine for Health Professionals is Bad Policy

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Karen Johnson and Terry Jones are assistant professors of nursing, and Alexandra Garcia is an associate professor of nursing at the University of Texas at Austin. Friday’s...

 
 

Hutchison: Charlie Strong Teaches Accountability

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UT’s football coach demands high standards at a formative stage—and people are taking notice, writes Texas Exes president Kay Bailey Hutchison. This op-ed...

 
 

The Blown Opportunity

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Only 20 percent of college students have a mentor. Brandon Busteed, an executive director at the polling group Gallup, says that needs to change. This column first...

 
 

What Scottish Independence Could Mean

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George Christian is an adjunct professor of English at UT and an expert on British-Scotland relations. Today is a day that could make history and change how the...

 
 

Robin Williams’ Death: It’s Time to Unmask “Masked” Depression

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“The guy who laughs the loudest is likely the most depressed.” That sentence, shared with me by a close friend, is ringing all too true after Robin Williams’...

 
 

Exploring Space Is Still Worth the Cost, Says UT Expert

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Sunday, July 20, will mark 45 years since the United States put the first two astronauts safely on the moon. The cost for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs...

 
 
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