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Bill Gates Opens New Computer Science Building

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The atrium of UT’s brand-new Bill & Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex fell silent Wednesday afternoon as a robot in a burnt-orange t-shirt shuffled...

 
 

50,000 Visit Campus for Explore UT

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Nearly 500 school buses unloaded on the Forty Acres this Saturday for Explore UT. An estimated 50,000 visitors—mostly elementary and secondary students, but also...

 
 

Helping Hands: Longhorn Pride Gets Dialed Up a Notch

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Could your “hook ’em” use some help? A pair of Longhorn entrepreneurs has developed a fresh twist on an old tradition: Hand Horns, a portable...

 
 

New Online Courses Present Challenges, Opportunities

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Online classes may be the future of education over long distances—and in person. As UT plans its first online offerings, administrators are projecting a mix of...

 
 

UT Natural Gas Study: The Boom Isn’t Over

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As the natural gas boom continues in hotspots like North Dakota and Pennsylvania—and draws criticism from environmentalists—UT has released a study on the Barnett...

 
 

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Kay Comes Home

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Kay Bailey Hutchison has been quietly cracking the glass ceiling for decades. Now—with the U.S. Senate behind her—she’s come back to Texas. When she was first...

 
 

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The Texas 10: John McKetta

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There are some teachers you just don’t forget. Nominated by alumni, these professors are among the best and most inspiring on the Forty Acres. Meet this year’s...

 
 

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Works in Conversation

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UT’s Blanton Museum of Art turns 50 this spring with a new exhibit of masterpieces owned by Longhorns. Join us for a guided tour of Through the Eyes of Texas:...

 
 

5 Ways to Survive the World’s Worst Job Interview

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Stress interviews are a job-seeker’s nightmare—unless you’re prepared. Everything is going smoothly in your job interview. But then you’re asked...

 
 

Under One Roof

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Ever since Old Main was torn down in 1935, UT’s College of Liberal Arts has been scattered across the Forty Acres. Nearly 80 years later, its students and faculty...

 
 
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