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A Major Problem

A Major Problem

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As policymakers and college administrators focus on STEM education, workforce preparation, and the cost of college, a student’s choice of major has never been...

 
 
UT Chancellor: 'I've Accomplished My Goals'

UT Chancellor: ‘I’ve Accomplished My Goals’

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Everything he set out to do, he has done. So said UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa yesterday at a press conference to announce that he is resigning as the...

 
 

UT’s Award-Winning Teacher Education Program Goes (Even More) National

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The U.S. faces a shortage of 283,000 science and math teachers by 2015. Increasingly, educators are agreeing that one of the best ways to bridge that gap is a program...

 
 

Texas Exes to Give Back During Project Worldwide

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February is the perfect time for Texas Exes to spread a little extra love within their communities. Across the U.S. and around the globe, more than 1,000 UT alumni...

 
 

National Signing Day: 23 Recruits Join the Longhorns

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It might be an ordinary day for most, but for diehard college football fans, National Signing Day is worthy of its own holiday. High-school recruits turn their...

 
 

In UT’s Visual Arts Center, an Underground Skateboard World

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You’d never know it from the beige brick exterior of UT’s Visual Arts Center, but inside is an underground skateboard world—complete with a clubhouse,...

 
 

UT Study Finds That Frog’s Love Song Can Be Kiss of Death

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Some say that love bites. This may be especially true for the túngara frog. UT researchers have discovered that predatory bats eavesdrop not only on the túngara...

 
 
$60 Million Donation Benefits Engineering and Business Schools

$60 Million Donation Benefits Engineering and Business Schools

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The University announced a $60 million, multi-year donation from the Mulva Family Foundation on Friday, a major gift that will benefit the McCombs School of Business...

 
 

Ransom Center Acquires 21 Unpublished J. D. Salinger Letters

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J.D. Salinger may have led a private life, but even a century’s time couldn’t hide the extent of his talent. UT’s world-class humanities archive, the...

 
 
UT's First Med School Dean Talks About His Vision [Podcast]

UT’s First Med School Dean Talks About His Vision [Podcast]

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The Dell Medical School’s inaugural dean, Clay Johnston, tells us about his vision for the school—and the larger Austin community. Dr. S. Claiborne “Clay”...

 
 
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