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Gingrich Touts Value of Academic Research at LBJ Library

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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

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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

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UT-Austin President Bill Powers will chair the Association of American Universities, the organization of the nation’s elite research universities. America’s...

 
 

The Secret to YouTube Success

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There’ve been few videos more viewed in 2012 than the 40-second clip Pussy Riot uploaded last February. The video, which displays four women lip-synching...

 
 

UT Scientists Fuel Method for Cleaning up Nuclear Waste

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Fukushima. Chernobyl. Nuclear fuel has a long, fraught history. More expensive than coal, and more dangerous than oil. A litany of reasons prevents the United States...

 
 

Bubbles Below the Surface

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Thanks to humans, the ocean is a noisy place. Pile drivers, seismic tools, sonar, and ships’ engines fill the deep with sounds that can travel vast distances...

 
 

Why the Higgs Boson Matters

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This summer, everyone’s talking about the breakthrough discovery of the Higgs boson, or physics’ “God particle.” But what’s beyond...

 
 

Digging for Treasure

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UT’s Archaeology Field School trains future archaeologists—and yields thousands of ancient artifacts Can’t see the slideshow? Click here. Ten miles north...

 
 

UT Fracking Study Comes Under Scrutiny

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For the second time in as many months, a University of Texas study on an emotionally charged, politically divisive topic is under scrutiny. In February, UT geologist...

 
 

Alive, Vigilant, Vital

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Texas Exes Stand Up for a University of the First Class For 127 years, Texas Exes have served as champions of The University of Texas. On occasion, we have reminded...

 
 
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