Archive for: academic research
UT Historian Daina Ramey Berry on ‘Roots’
By Alex Samuels
Photo provided by A&E Networks. UT historian Daina Ramey Berry, an expert on 19th century American slave culture, recently served as a historical consultant...
How UT Professors Are Like Chefs
By J.P. Olivelle
An answer to the citizens of Texas, who pay my salary and lend me their children to educate “What do you do?” I am asked this question frequently, and often...
Academic Research Is Classroom Preparation
By James H. Cox
Professor James H. Cox. Photo by Marsha Miller. There is a determined effort to separate teaching and research in public discourse about university education in...
Students Who Do Research Have Higher GPAs, Study Finds
By Rose Cahalan
Undergraduate UT students who engage in academic research have higher grades on average than those who do not, according to a 2011 study from UT associate dean for...
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award
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The Long Game Brings Local Heroes From the Putting Green to the Silver Screen
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Beloved Director Celebrates 30 Years Leading the Scottish Rite Dormitory
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Starting Here: Meet the 2024 President’s Leadership Award Winners
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World-Changers Reconnect With the University Through the Tower Fellows Program
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Taking Over From Legendary Swim Coach Eddie Reese Is Another Legend
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Racing Ahead: The 2024 President’s Impact Award