Archive for: research
UT Advocates Podcast: Priorities in the 83rd Legislature
By Andrew Roush
With a look back at the first two months of the Legislature (and the podcast), we articulate the top policy priorities for UT Advocates. Tim Taliaferro is vice...
From Prototype to Product
By Kelsey McKinney
Dell, Facebook, 3M, Google—with a plethora of tech companies within its city limits, Austin has more than earned its nickname of “Silicon Hills.” Now, with...
TXEXplainer: How Will the Sequester Affect UT?
By Andrew Roush
At the end of the week, massive federal spending cuts could shake up America’s universities (and just about everything else). We look into how buzzwords like...
UT National Medal of Science Winners Reflect on Their Success
By Andrew Roush
Honored by the President, two UT professors reflect on long scientific careers and what keeps them searching for new discoveries. At most universities, having two...
Meet William Berdanier, UT’s Latest Marshall Scholar
By Kelsey McKinney
William Berdanier, a senior majoring in mathematics and physics honors in UT’s Dean’s Scholar’s program, will be heading to the United Kingdom...
UT’s Dana Center Urges Overhaul of Remedial Education
By Rose Cahalan
Half of all U.S. undergraduates and 70 percent of all community college students start college without being academically ready and require remedial courses to...
Hutchison: Higher Education—A Great Investment for Texas
By Kay Bailey Hutchison
A thriving economy depends on a vibrant business culture, and Texas is arguably the best state to do business in the nation. Our low taxes and reasonable approach...
Gingrich Touts Value of Academic Research at LBJ Library
By Andrew Roush
Former speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich visited the LBJ Presidential Library at UT last Thursday for a talk titled “Leadership...
Texas, Still Wildcatting
By Lynn Freehill
A wood and iron platform crouches on a triangle of The University of Texas campus frequented only on six Saturdays each fall. This creaky sculpture has taken on...
President Powers to Lead Group of Top Research Universities
By Andrew Roush
UT-Austin President Bill Powers will chair the Association of American Universities, the organization of the nation’s elite research universities. America’s...