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Fenves Calls for an Excellent, Effective, and Efficient UT
By Tim Taliaferro
To the sound of a choral choir, with the mace of leadership in his possession, and with a new class ring on his finger, Gregory L. Fenves, Life Member, officially...
Here’s What President Fenves’ First Day Was Like
By Rose Cahalan
If Greg Fenves was feeling any first-day jitters Wednesday, he didn’t show it. On his first day as UT president, Fenves sailed through a packed schedule of...
Powers Wins Prestigious Fleming Award for Legal Scholarship
By Andrew Roush
Bill Powers is being awarded for his work in tort law with one of the field’s most prestigious prizes. UT president Bill Powers is the 2012 co-recipient of...
Powers Reiterates “Tremendous” Value of Prop 1 at UT Nursing School
By Andrew Roush
With a week until election day, UT-Austin President Bill Powers emphasizes the need to pass Prop 1, and the importance of a medical school for the University and...
Prop 1 an Innovative Way to Fund a Medical School
By Bill Powers
Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and San Antonio all have medical schools. Houston has two, not counting one in nearby Galveston. El Paso has a medical school. College...
UT Front and Center As Texas Named Top for Business
By Katy McDowall
When CNBC reporter Scott Cohn reported live last week to name Texas as America’s top state for business, he did so from ground zero of economic engines: The University...
A Hit, A Miss, And A Swing
By Rose Cahalan
In May, the UT System Board of Regents made multiple decisions that will have a dramatic impact on the Forty Acres. What they got right, where they went wrong, and...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor